Death

Death is definite -
it comes to us all,
we just don't know where or how
or when.

Sometimes it can be expected -
if a person is ill, that somehow makes it easier.
You have time to prepare
and to get yourself ready.
Sometimes it just happens - out of the blue -
and never expected.
That makes it hard, it tears you apart,
because it was too soon
and too sudden.
It leaves you empty
because you weren't there.

It leaves you frightened for those who are left.
It leaves you hurting
because she was a part of you
and she will never be there.
She is gone and cannot return.
You can't believe she is gone -
it seems strange to think
of her
not being there.
You cry
when you think of her life -
which was lost -
then you cry harder
and cannot stop.

Death is definite -
it comes to us all,
but some of us will continue living,
and others will die.

Once they are gone -
we can do nothing.
Their lives are over,
but while they are living
they can be given new life
so that only when they die
will they really begin to live.