With utter heart break
Comes excruciating pain
And as you step into the pain
You get deep insight
In its grief stricken state
The heart opens up to prayer
Death strikes like a bolt of lightning
For a brief moment? It lifts the darkness
Illuminating the world, it puts things into perspective
And we can see our place in the universe
How we started in the cradle
But are headed to the grave
And having seen it once
We can’t unsee it-
The insignificance of it all
Our irresolute pursuits
And vain efforts
Death is a beautiful thing
Yet, soon we forget
We allow the darkness to drop
And start living again in false pretense
As though we never saw the picture
That lightning once illuminated in the night
Burying the truth in plain sight
We recommence our mundane efforts
Running fast in no certain direction
But we don’t have to
We have a choice
If we so choose, we can remember
Remember our place in the universe
Where we started and where we are headed
And knowing that, we begin to consider
What efforts deserve our time
and what thoughts our attention.
Death is a beautiful thing!
Airak 