And you are not prepared for it.
In your lifetime,
you may never fall in love.
You may never raise a child,
nor build a legacy,
nor touch the oceans.
It isn’t the act of giving,
or traveling the world.
Not even living an adventure,
nor achieving great goals.
All of those and more…
are possibilities.
Not certainties.
But one thing is absolutely certain:
YOU WILL DIE
Ah
Yes, it will
It will happen
As a reflection of life
Not as dreaded evil punishment.
Not as a result of failure.
Just a real fact.
EMINENT
So why fear it?
Why shroud it in silence?
Why hush the one absolute promise
life has always kept?
Whispered
Gently
2U
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM UTC
And you are not prepared for it.
In your lifetime,
you may never fall in love.
You may never raise a child,
nor build a legacy,
nor touch the oceans.
It isn’t the act of giving,
or traveling the world.
Not even living an adventure,
nor achieving great goals.
All of those and more…
are possibilities.
Not certainties.
But one thing is absolutely certain:
YOU WILL DIE
Ah
Yes, it will
It will happen
As a reflection of life
Not as dreaded evil punishment.
Not as a result of failure.
Just a real fact.
EMINENT
So why fear it?
Why shroud it in silence?
Why hush the one absolute promise
life has always kept?
Whispered
Gently
2U
This piece invites us to confront the one truth no one escapes, so we might finally start living with intention, not illusion.
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