Here and Beyond

We humans love to speculate,

And many have contended

That they are certain what happens after

Their current life has ended.

 

Some people think we'll find our reward,

And we'll forever dwell

In paradise, unless we go

The other direction--to hell.

 

Some believe in purgatory--

A type of stop-off station.

In order to proceed we must

Undergo purgation.

 

Some insist that we return

To Earth as another being--

That each person's past lives have

Shaped the person we're seeing.

 

Some might call it consciousness

That undergoes a rebirth.

Others say that heaven and hell

Both exist on Earth.

 

Some trust that our spirit continues

To live in a type of suspension

Until we can be freed from that

Parallel dimension.

 

Some people feel that we will all

Cross to the "other Shore,"

Returning to the essence of what

We were once before.

 

Some conclude that this is it,

So live life while you can,

For we are just a part of Nature's

Vast, infinite plan.

 

We can believe whatever we want.

That's fine, I suppose.

But what happens after this life ends?

Frankly, no one knows.

 

-by Bob B (9-28-20)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

E njoyed the read Bob, and of course we won't know the answer because no one comes back. I want to be a dust mote travelling the heavens.

Chris

[Bob B]

I agree. I just want to become part of the all.