Some thoughts about the final destination: Death.

What it Means To Die

I sought a definition
Of what it means to die,
I asked for a description
And then I pleaded, why,
A man might suffer needlessly
While his life-force slowly drains,
A victim of this system
And our God-almighty brains,
How we can define atomic physics
Or support the gasping breath,
Yet we shudder when we're faced
With the choice of life or death.

Afterlife, what's after death
What goes on beyond the after breath,
It is a question, understood by few
While even less, know what to do,
In a world of increasing technicality
We grapple with our ultimate finality,
Exactly where this road may lead us next
Can not be found in any medical text.

We seek a lot of answers
To define our own morality,
When at the bottom of it all
We fear our own mortality.

Fibril_late; 12/95