On Death
Departures!
We are all departing,
Beings of departure belonging to no one
And we lack all the knowledge of it
From the first day we came,
Our aim has been to move on,
To reach our goals.
Enough!
You have turned me into a prey!
I noticed lately, how wantonly
You look at me from your garden,
Stalking, stealthily trailing my back
And sometimes hovering over my head.
Are you really courting me?
I hope you know how uneasy, how hard
It is for one to cross-carpet?
It's very hard especially when
On the other side, little is known
Except some speculations of a green pasture.
The stage is the world where we perform;
It has the cry, we have the pain and
The triumph we relish makes it more daring
To stay put, to battle, to lose, to win.
There's bound to be little reluctance here
And there, like trying to make up one's
Mind on buying a sunshade instead of a cap.
It's even harder to make up ones mind
Especially when nothing tangible would change
Only a regress to that beginning
When the flesh is fresh and new.
Departure! That's our agony
Will it ever end?
The regression, the continuing from scratch,
The opening of new pages and chapters,
Is that what we are made for?
That is, becoming invisible at a point
Or merely disappearing into a dark night.
Living is the beginning of dying
And dying, the beginning of living.
But I'd be wild awake that day
When life and death would seal the deal
And life hands over change of ownership
Certificate of me. I'm reminded of,
If you know the feeling, how sad
It is to be cast out, sold in the midst of life,
As if unwanted, like a broken toy,
An object, once cherished and wanted!
It's sad to be forgotten, committed to memory.
It's sad indeed! But that day,
I'd simply raise my legs
One after the other, reluctantly and
Cross over to the other side, smiling.
Date written: 05/15/2018
Contest name: "A Poem about Death" Poetry contest
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Theme: In the Midst of Life
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