Soul-Searching

Sitting attentively on a rickety park bench My thoughts as deep as an ocean trench People scurrying aimlessly with their daily lives In time they’ll fade too, into the archives I notice a young family, a dog and a cat After they draw a last breath, what awaits after that? Billions departed throughout the lineage of man Bygone times, forgotten lives; been quite the span. What is the meaning of life in this place? Why have some never shared a loving embrace? How many souls have meandered here? Each with their own struggles to persevere Who makes it to heaven and who does not? Will some scorch in hellfire in flames molten hot? Are we amid a spiritual war for our soul? The weight of such questions takes its toll I hope that together, we make it in the end To a realm without fear, where we joyfully ascend The righteous, the tainted, and all in between In a land of eternal peace, pure and serene