That's how it ends!

In court a couple months back!
Ruling on a divorce matter.
Neither party bothered to show up and only one lawyer!
The judge reads: Orders in petition granted as sought
Divorce decree nisii to become absolute in 3 months
Custody of the children granted to petitioner
No order as to costs
And that was that!

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper

Hollow Men (T.S. Elliot)