Beginning of the End

It is the beginning of the end
Trite, overused phrase,
Describing that moment in time
When, if you look back,
You can clearly see which
Turn and which decision
Catapults you to the crescendo.
That infinitesimal little bump,
The dust under the lamp,
Or the shatter of that dish,
The words you can't take back,
A blow given in anger,
We could say the start
Of something terrible,
But that isn't really accurate,
All endings cannot possibly
Be terrible,
So really, the only thing to say
That doesn't judge or condemn
Is to say
It is (was) the beginning of the end.