Only Death, Not the End

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    Only Death, Not the End
    Only Death, Not the End
    Do you believe like many others
    that reward or punishment waits
    when life has run it's course,
    when entering Heaven's gates?
    Or believe like others do
    in the eternal rest of death,
    the dreamless, peaceful dark, 
    that ends this earthly test?
    Have you ever wished for death
    in the midst of grief or pain,
    without regard for Heaven or Hell
    just an end to endless strain?
    The good news or the bad news is:
    there's a final act in your play 
    but you may be called for curtain calls
    from the lives you touch today
    Languish in the quiet grave
    with nothing left behind
    by living on the sideline
    uncommitted, silent, undefined 
    Live on in precious memories
    of a kindness shown a friend
    Live on as that gentle stranger
    who offered to lend a hand
    Live on in thoughts of infamy
    for evil you've inflicted
    be cursed by generations
    you choose how you're depicted
    In the end,
    You choose how you're depicted!
    Do you believe like many others
    that reward or punishment waits
    when life has run it's course,
    when entering Heaven's gates?

    Or believe like others do
    in the eternal rest of death,
    the dreamless, peaceful dark, 
    that ends this earthly test?

    Have you ever wished for death
    in the midst of grief or pain,
    without regard for Heaven or Hell
    just an end to endless strain?

    The good news or the bad news is:
    there's a final act in your play 
    but you may be called for curtain calls
    from the lives you touch today

    Languish in the quiet grave
    with nothing left behind
    by living on the sideline
    uncommitted, silent, undefined 

    Live on in precious memories
    of a kindness shown a friend
    Live on as that gentle stranger
    who offered to lend a hand

    Live on in thoughts of infamy
    for evil you've inflicted
    be cursed by generations
    you choose how you're depicted
    In the end,
    You choose how you're depicted!

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    earthly commented on Only Death, Not the End

    02-21-2010

    Profound-inspirational-I hope to be remembered fondly and live money poor, but love rich:)TY...Earthly
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    icu2 commented on Only Death, Not the End

    02-11-2010

    Well now! This gives pause for thought! You mean the law of paying for wrong doing is going to follow us clear over the the other side? So sad for those who believe they are just going to "pop" on into the next life! Good poem, and I agree with it.
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    Stryx commented on Only Death, Not the End

    02-05-2010

    A nicely put together poem - with options. Do you really think there are any?
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    icu2

    02/11/2010

    I think once we die we are all out of options. We had a time line to get our house in order, and if we chose to not do so, then that is that. On to stage two. That's what I think.

    MindNumbing commented on Only Death, Not the End

    02-04-2010

    Truer words were never spoken... no matter what your religious beliefs, live you life to the highest possible standards. Thank you for this reminder :)
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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