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Spoiler Alert!
We die at the end.
This much is certain,
but we don’t know when.
We don’t know where,
We don’t know why.
It doesn’t seem fair
that we have to die.
Wherever we look there’s a memento mori,
foretelling the end of the story.
So give us a kiss,
if you’d be so kind,
or give it a miss
if you’re disinclined.
Hello and goodbye.
Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry?
We’re all going to die,
but try not to worry.

The clock starts to tick
at the moment of birth.
Time passes quickly
while we are on Earth.
It’s been prearranged
that we’ll be dismissed.
How wondrous and strange
that we should exist.
Let’s make the most of our time antemortem.
At least we won’t die of boredom.
This is the deal,
like it or not.
It isn’t ideal,
but it’s all that we’ve got.
While we’re alive,
let’s live to the max,
‘til the reaper arrives
to give us the axe.

There is no mystery, but there’s suspense.
When will the present become the past tense?
It’s disconcerting to know that we’re mortal,
with no clue what happens beyond the portal.



Live in the here.
Live in the now.
Don’t live in fear
of where, when, or how
the narrative ends.
We need to cherish
our family and friends
before we perish.
There is an elephant here in the room,
pointing the way to the tomb.
So give us a kiss,
if you’d be so kind,
or give it a miss
if you’re disinclined.
Hello and goodbye.
Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry?
We’re all going to die,
… but try not to worry.