After living in the light for 80 years…
I’ll be ready to live in the dark
just turn up the classical music
and roast me quickly
I like to think of myself as rare
bloody on the inside
with delicious flavor
In our last years
We break down
forgetting the world
and the world forgets us
We’re moving to somewhere
Like my Aunt
living in assisted living
married to her Hispanic husband
who takes care of her
She thinks my dad is a sheriff
who arrests bootleggers in Europe
And I’m a father with 5 kids
Satan and Jesus visit her routinely
and she hides Jews under her wheelchair
The mind knows what it needs at the end
It knows what we need now
We should listen to it
more often
and trust in its goodness
In the dark
we can hear music
In our sleep
We dream
In our waking moments
we are not woke
WAKE UP
WAKE UP
WAKE UP
Near death
there is life
let it go
and you have it
It’s the moment
It’s now
NOW
Do it now!
Much to think about from reading this meditation on contemplating the end of life.
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Yes; and not just the end of life, but what it means for each moment and how significant they can be. 🙂
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