Sunday, March 8, 2015

Death Anxiety

It was the middle of night
when breaths stir air slowly
and nightmares descend
I was awake

When light goes out it can return
and water flows all over the world
above ground, below ground, it flows.
What of me?

That night horror clapped its hands
and sudden black draped my eyes
what will happen of me
when I die?

How can I ever say again,
"Life goes on," when it will stop
and I will be gone. How can I ever say,
"Later"?

What are the moments before death like?
Is it like sleeping, as they say?
Is it a silent scream? Is it peace?
Is it decay?

Will I rise and fall like water?
Will I simply become dust?
My self. My will. What will become
of "Me"?

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