Regarding Death

By Akemi

In mornings of hope

You tread the land

Of soft green hue

And mellow rays of sunshine

So bright thy name,

So bright indeed!

And in your brightness there lies...

A pitch of black

With a little bit of mourn

Reckon!

The lone nights of worry

Shall I sing another day?

Or shall they find my body in bed...

Lifeless, naked and pale

Never to sing nor dance.

A world past liminality-

Do heaven I go, or in the pits of hell I suffer?

Or perhaps I'll be stuck in purgatorio

Waiting for prayers of friends close to heart

And strangers I was destined to befriend

But the cord was cut too short.

Oh if I fall into the night,

What shall become of me?

Shall my soul see myself in the pure white coffin

That I have dreamt of those a many nights

Or shall my soul be claimed by the wheel

And be blessed by another life

To spread love and goodness

In any form granted.

Or shall I return to the elements?

To the earth that embraces me to eternal sleep

Or to the wind who has heard my voice

In waters who nurtured my body

And in fire which warms up the soul

Or...shall nothing become of me but be dead?

To those nights you fear,

Oh you fear indeed!

That in your brightness lies...

A pitch of black and mourn

And in your name follows...

The shadow of sun and moon

In your lifeness...

There is death

Yes, these nights of needless worry,

You close your eyes and embrace the darkness.

Written on June 21, 2013