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!
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