Inevitable

For every life, death awaits!

A good life, a bad life,

A great life, an ugly life — Still 

Death greets us all!

As much as life happens,

So does death — it happens!

Not why, not how,

Not where, not when

We know - it just happens.

Sometimes as a shock,

Sometimes as a relief,

Sometimes as a surprise,

Sometimes as a closure,

Sometimes even as happiness —

It happens, for it is inevitable!

Infancy’s laughter,

Adolescence’s dreams,

The restless pulse of teenage years,

Adulthood’s burdens,

The fragile grace of old age —

Yet death can caress at any time,

Even before birth!!

In love, in pain,

In smiles, in laughter,

In contentment, in void —

Death does not care,

For it is inevitable,

For it is the only truth.

For every heartbeat, a stillness lingers.

For every life, a death is inevitable.