i
you don't really have to mind
death
what power do you have for it
when it comes
it comes
none can prevent it
from sitting beside you
the doctors are honest
and sometimes
too stupid to give you a promise
for another extension of
life
a hope that poisons the mind instead
and makes
our recent stand rigid and
unreasonable
for those who have seen the light
on one hand
sees death as
a welcome experience
in fact a festivity
another coming experience
another full moon
at the bay
another bus that has arrived in a far away town
another train that honks proudly its arrival
in another station
another flight to a distant sky that dresses the world
and puts it to a very silent sleep
and this time
whether you like it or not
you are set upon this journey
that gives you fear
because there is no ticket
for your coming back
it is the false notion that
you can never come back
ii
you don't have to panic
take this as easy
as unbuttoning a shirt
zippering a pair of pants
and unzipping it when
the evident and the inevitable
comes
when the urge signifies
an unloading
well, it looks like
we simply have to pull a string
let the curtain fall
and just be ready for the next
show
of the garden blooming
on the month of
May
just the same
make the best out of it
dance, dance
till you tire
but fall if you must, slip if you can
have no shame
there is still another chance
really
&
they call it
a surprise to nowhere
upon
somewhere.....
a very true write about death. when it happens nothing can be done about it.
This reminded me of my grandfather during his last few months. Its a very beautiful poem.
Brave utterances set aside for honest contemplation. Indeed, there's no need pondering over the inevitable. Thanks for sharing Ric.
A poem with very deep meanings, one of the best poems written on death.
... the language of love breath the pen of life to my beloved friend, farewell but not a goodbye. Dear RIC my friend.
Nice philosophical poem. Through an expression loaded with freshness, you have treated death as an inevitable development which needs to be preceded by dance and celebration because it signifies 'another station.... a very silent sleep'. Thanks a lot.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The style and content of this piece of writing is not only powerful, but deeply compelling to read. Bravo!