Life Goes On
A child at his uncle's funeral.
A man once vibrant, now cold and still.
Fear and dread, a fate for all.
"Don't want to die!" The plaintive shout.
A loving parent's reassurance,
"You're far too young to worry."
Life goes on, the child grows up.
College, romance, graduation.
A horrendous shock now occurs.
Again, the specter of death arises.
A friend violently killed in a car.
"To all of us, this could happen."
But spring returns and life goes on.
True love, marriage, and career.
The wondrous miracle of infant life.
Then vicious cancer strikes a child.
Anguish, pain and gloom.
"How could Father let this happen?"
All faith and hope seem gone.
But slowly darkness returns to light,
but no longer as bright and shining.
A semblance of life in fact returns.
Siblings grow up with lives of their own.
Parents grow older and start to slow down.
Friends and relatives begin to fall.
"Who's next in line to leave us behind?"
Reasoning begins to enter one's thoughts.
The gift of life is in fact complete.
Children, grand children, the cycle goes on.
How can death be all that bad?
For in this act, all must partake.
For those who believe, there are wonders awaiting.
And a life well lived, lives on in other hearts.
Copyright © John Baie | Year Posted 2022
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