the end.

As the end of my life draws near
I’m no longer filled with fear
My suffering; pain is no more
My family sits scattered across the floor

A battle that I am soon to lose
Many options, of which they will choose
Will I lay six feet underground, beneath the marigolds?
Many questions I face as I’m blinded by death’s blindfold

Who will deliver my final eulogy as I’m buried in the ground?
Will my grandchildren know that they are safe and sound?
What will await me after my heart stops beating?
With a higher power, is my family pleading?

As my breathing finally begins to slow
The lights dim, a faint light glows
Something inside me tells me it’s my time
To release this life, staircase I will climb

And as I pass from this life to the next
My thoughts grow less and less complex
As I inhale my final breath
I embrace my timely death