I Fear Eternity

Tuesday afternoon ramblings.

They say that we fear death

They say that we dread the day

When we take our last breath

They say we can't handle the end

They say we all resist the time

When into the ground we shall descend

We invent machines and we create technology

We develop systems and we manipulate reality

We alter our environment to create a sanctuary

Because we cannot face the truth of temporality

We invent tales of an afterlife

We weave stories of gods and demons which never appear

And we offer mythical explanations for our strife

An opiate for the masses to deal with our ultimate fear

But to me this is a reversal of truth

For I do not fear oblivion

I see through the illusion

Of time and old age and youth

I fear eternity for it is never-ending

A concept that suggests we never rest

An idea that is to me anxiety lending

It is the reality that I once did detest

But the paradox is that what we fear

Is what excites us most

And now eternity is a reality that I hold dear

For it means I have an infinity

To master the art of joy and levity