Do we end?


                             One is buried, the other is cremated.
                             Both are consigned to dust and ash
                           Both are gone, merging with the earth
                                Are they finished? Do they end?

                          Difficult question, with different answers
                          Science, religion and philosophy creep in
                           Many tried but failed, conjectures rule
                            The answer has to rise from the void

                              Human is contained in human cage
                              Cage disappears and becomes dust
                            Are the human and the cage different?
                              If yes, the human continues around

                            Nothing finishes, only form disappears
                                Things change their appearance
                          All are existing somewhere as something
                             As moot, unchartered and unknown

                             The loss of cage is perceived as death
                             Truth is buried in inevitable perception
                             But death is not the end, with a caveat
                             One has to dig the conceptual vacuum

                              Till then, answer lies in assumptions
                               Endowed with intellect and wisdom
                           Hunting the answers is our inherent trait
                                   But we cannot touch the sky

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