We Are Going to Die

inspired by Shane Koyczan's poem 'Pinned To The Dish.'

Eventually, we are going to die.
That is the only thing that we know
is going to happen for certain.
So why are we so afraid of living?
Why are we so afraid 
Of being who we really are
or doing what we want to do?
Because one day,
this life will be taken away
and only then will we finally realise
what have I done with my life?
Only then will we regret
all the chances we didn’t take
and all the things we didn’t say.
So write that book
you’ve always wanted to write,
travel to that country
you’ve always wanted to see,
become the person
you used to tell yourself 
you were one day going to be.
Do not let the belief in an afterlife
stop you from doing something
with your life now.
Because despite how careful you are,
despite how healthy you try to be-
the only thing in life that is guaranteed
is that is doesn’t last forever
and we could die at any given moment
whether we want to accept it or not.
And as much as I want to believe
that there’s more to life than this,
that at the end we’re going to get rewarded-
as far as we know, 
this is the only life we’re going to get.
So take it.
This is your life.
Live it.

Reviews

[Donna]

I love that! Nice writing!

[Pete]

Excellent advice for all of us. Very encouraging. "Carpe diem". Nice job.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"This is your life.
Live it."
Life is to be live. Learn from the bad days and make the good days last forever. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[TL Boehm]

amen. write the book, travel, live. Beautifully stated.

[Barbara Walker]

Here! Here! Great advice in poetic form!

[Nisreen]

What a beautiful call to life and living
why not spread those wings and fly

there is much innocence to your words ........