That's That

He's got a key,

he’s always had one and can use it anytime he likes,

to think otherwise all that time was foolish,

so rather than be envious, 

I’ll be thankful I wasn't there when he used it 

because that would have been awkward for everyone,

to say the least...

...which means 

there is more that could be said

but won’t

however

I might have chosen

'that's that'

which would indicate

the final thing

to say about that

had been said

though sometimes 

people choose to say

'it goes without saying'

yet that

is usually followed by

saying precisely that

which they said

would not be said

and of course 

should not to be confused with

'it is what it is'

which

I think

is the new version of

'that's that’

so

in conclusion

I'll stick with 

'to say the least'

as a way to report the minimum

while giving the reader the heavy lifting

to figure out what I didn't say

while making my cryptic understatement

for the sake of brevity

which this poem lost all chance at 

many lines ago.

So now

it goes without saying

nothing more need be said,

so that's that

to say the least.

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   October 2013