Death is certain,
pre ordained,
determined,
silent.
Silent enough for us not to notice.
Dying is around us
in every moment of living.
It’s the price we pay for ‘being’.
We’re born with entropy in every cell.
It’s the natural way,
to descend into chaos,
then oblivion.
Declination is the precursor to death.
Death is not the end though.
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Have we Human Beings evolved into Human Goings.Always going somewhere, physically or mentally.
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Funerals are strange affairs.
Liars and lovers mix with the grieving,the joyous and the greedy.
He was such a great father….Liar
Hello Jane nice to see you…..Lover
I will miss him so much…Griever
I’m glad the bastard died…..Joyous
I hope he left some money for me…Greedy
Everyone brings their true selves to funerals they just hide them under black clothing and sometimes blacker hearts.
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Time to get up.
hello dearest Benny good afternoon this is a morbid thought but I live in the country and while outside the flies were driving me nuts and it occurred to me we were walking carcasses and the little bastard was looking for a way in while I was yet living… what happens at a funeral you are right I just hope by then I am onto better things this is a great write ❤️
I was tasked with doing several military funerals back in my Army days. It is extremely somber. And, the occasional one after the military years. I’ve always tried to think of it as a celebration of their life. Sometimes it’s how we get through such things.
Your write is a really good “on point” of how it can play out. And how you built the scenario earlier.
Who knows, man, who knows. best we enjoy it while we can.
Powerful piece my friend. The wording and the flow of this poem gives me a chill and makes me think of my very own existence. Marvelous write Benny.
This is an excellent piece, my friend. Not to mention that the construction gives it unusual life. I got a big chuckle out of “Human Beings evolved into Human Goings.” The humor does not detract from the truth of it. One note you might want to fix: There’s a line that begins, “I’ll will miss him …” Choose one, please. 🙂
Very, very nice work.
Thanks….I hate it when there are grammar errors ….so thanks for pointing it out.
I read that piece back so many times and still missed it.
You are not alone there, Peter — or do you prefer Benny? I’ve seen both in other’ comments. Or should I call you, “BackDeck”? Maybe Decky? I could continue asking, but …
Yeah, I swear that half the time I don’t find errors until I’ve posted that whatever flawed thing.
Great piece though, BDBP.
Call me anything you like just don’t call me late for dinner….lol
Okay, Beelzebub, but I prefer short names so I don’t have to type so much. I have an injured right paw at the moment so I have to be careful. maybe I’ll call you Pete. But I WON’T be calling you for dinner — unless you bring the chow and beer. Where in the world do you live?
By the way, do you work at all in Spoken Word? Have anything on audio you might want to share or have posted? I’ve started a Spoken Word group and I’m looking for potential members.