Death

This is dedicated to my Grandpa who died the morning after I wrote this...


How do you know when to let go?
How do you decide?
Between pain... weakness...
And letting those surrounding you go?
This is a one way ticket.
There is no turning back.
The ultimate commitment
To leaving everything you've ever known...

And for what?
Heaven? Hell? Somplace unknown?
Eternal bliss?
Does everything finally come clear?
Or do you merely disappear?
Back to the earth...
The cycle of life
returning everything to the ground
it is after all where you came from, right?

But why not now?
Why not today? right this minute?
It is inevitable- don't you see
We will all cease to be...
eventually...

You were just like a child
Laying there helplessly
You could not raise your head... or speak
You could not wake up
Only on occasion did you open your eyes.
You lay there... beautiful... alseep

They were all there
The ones who loved you
Holding your hand
Supporting one another
Did you see?
This is YOUR family
Pay attention to how they weep

It is okay to say goodbye
Your time has come
But please, go peacefully...