Death

Death
Death is inevitable
but why do we grieve
why do we cry
we're all gonna die
so why don't we just live our lives and try
to not be surprised
when we all die.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I like this. But is death a reality or an illusion? What is life? Is it merely chemical reactions within meat and fiber? Or is it something more...unseen? To stir the question a bit, I offer my own poem below.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Kernel

Tiny wrinkled thing
Size of a ladybug

Dry and dead as stone
It rested in my palm

I buried it beneath
The black leaf loam

From the grave it rose;
Green phoenix stretching

Lifting striated wings
Worshipping the sun

In months, taller than I
It rustled against the sky

Silver silk flowing
Over robust ears

Beneath rough sleeves
Cobs bulged with life

Rebirth from destruction
Born again from death

Multiplied like stars
Reformed and alive

Such is spirit reborn
Like a kernel of corn

[Sylph Drake]

Yup. Nobody gets out of life alive. Kinda bitter though.

[bookworm]

good point, but it's sad when someone you love dies right but if you know what happens to them i guess it makes it OK. very good write i like it good job