Beyond (poem)

Poetry

Existential dread
Tighten and paralyze
Compulsive soothing
Fear of unknown

Embrace darkness
Lean into terror
Mere mosquito bites
Perspective rendering

Many realities
One death
Ego dissolution
Loss and gain

Flow forward
Pack up this life
Leave the extra
Drop the pain

Choose wisely
Only love
Can be carried off
Into the afterlife