Dying

Since the first breath
Each moment dying
Into the next


From the past
Hurls the present
Into the future


Heed the twins
Blades that cut deeper
One to the other


All in due time
Death comes to sum
Life as an aftertaste


On one part
A brief sojourn
Then mortal darkness


Awake to knowing
Life a-glowing
Dark death a tunnel


Soon soul must
Walk the deeper sleep
Aware of death's decline


Here for a while
Let us be kind
To fashion more good


Death like ice cream
Has many flavours
You just never wake up here


Mortal life is harsh
Prayer is the key
Out of depression


When death comes
Before expiry date
Such a tragic nightmare


As a soul entity
We can pray for those
Who suffer a forced exit


May the Nameless God
Give such a soul rest
And peace in the light


Darker is the night
When you force the hand
Of the grim reaper


Death is simply
The profound opposite
Of earthly life


Eternity awaits 
Each earthly soul
If you but see 


To sleep into
A deeper sleep
To awake into light


May our prayers
Guide you home
Into the light



Leon Enriquez
13 August 2014
Singapore

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