Greg Gaul Poet Free verse

Death Might Be Like This

Remember when you were born?
No you don't. Nobody does.
Some might recall year two or three.
Yet, death is a lot like birth, we think.
Except, everybody remembers growing up.
Nobody knows about after death.
Oh yes, there are tunnel and light stories
and out of body experiences
but there are psychologists too explaining.
Of course, this is the top mystery ever.
Even Houdini, who promised a return
never got back.
Everyone who passes the Bardo is silent.
Every human, all one hundred and ten billion
who've ever lived, have been intrigued.
Sure, there are tons of religious theories,
and seven billion alive today wondering.
Maybe there's one person who knows...
the Dalai Lama was asked and said,
"It's like changing clothes".
Now, this is something to think about.

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L. J. Carber May 15, 2020 at 10:22 AM Until I was 24 I was an agnostic-materialist, believing only in the reality of this world. Then I almost drowned in a Vermont river, and had an NDE. That and other 'strange stuff' have shown me we are immortal beings 'traveling' this world in mortal vessels. Though Christian, I suspect re-incarnation is real: each life is a long dream, the clothes are the body, and death merely the passageway to the next dream-and what we know is really very little, as we discover when we pass to the next world. Greg Gaul May 15, 2020 at 1:55 PM LJ, I certainly am no guru but have studied Buddhism and meditated for nearly twenty five years. You dear poet are definitely "on the path" as they say in the new age world. Thanks and best of luck.

Paul Marc March 11, 2020 at 10:07 AM Unfortunately death is a word covered with layers of human conditioning. Your excellent poetry encourages us to peel away every last layer. Nicely done :) Greg Gaul March 12, 2020 at 7:52 AM Greatly appreciate your insights and read. Thank you.

Daniel Turner February 4, 2020 at 3:20 PM Reminds me of the old blues song,"everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die" I really enjoyed reading your poem, Greg. Greg Gaul February 4, 2020 at 8:36 PM Really appreciate your kind words Daniel. Thank you.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 4, 2020 at 2:19 PM "It's like changing clothes", I like that! Great write. Greg Gaul February 4, 2020 at 2:41 PM Appreciate your visit Maureen. It's a Buddhist reference on the concept of rebirth as they call it. Westerns reference it as reincarnation. Interesting alternative to what most think.