Death is like a shadow

Casting its pain upon the world

Sometimes it’s hard to notice

But when you do, it hurts

 

It hurts because we aren’t ready

To say goodbye to those we’ve known

It hurts because we make it hurt

Even though we don’t have to mourn

 

The absence feels heavy

A weight that will never lift

Through the stormy sands of life

It’s the lightning that comes with

 

Though some say it’s a vile thing that should never have been

Some say it’s a crucial thing, to rid the world of the unfit

However, it’s in fact both and neither

It’s an amazing evil, that we must endure

 

But without the dark night of death

We’d have no morning of life

Forgetting the true meaning

Of why we were blessed to exist