End Is the New Beginning

Forgot the reason why we're here
Because to me, it was never too clear
A life we tire ourselves and continue to steer
A world where men refuse to help their peer
A realm where everything known and unknown is to fear

Give me the reason why we stay
Why we simply don't run away
Through the gate of death and live another way
Eternal life, at least what they say
And leave this place today

But we can't be sure
Of what the future will incur
For now, it's all just a blur
A happy life is something we must defer
To continue this path we must demur

We came into being
We laughed through the leaping
We cried through the grieving
We died, existence ceasing
And then the real life begins
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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