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An Ode To Death
 by Teri Sharp
Time is an illusion - there is a continuum of time and space.
Past, present, and future exist at once, though in another place.
The present is simply a point of energy where the world breaks through
to become the outer world I see.
After death, my soul will pass from the present to side -
The gulf separating these worlds isn't very wide.
My spirit existed there before I took on this human shell;
And it will reside there after the death of this body as well.
Death is merely the reverse of being born -
The same process that happens when night becomes morn.
Death is a refreshing break that allows me to rest,
And prepare me for living another life, So I can give it my best.
Every new body is spun from the silvery strands of creation;
Life and death are both simply aspects of spiritual animation.
Death is not a final thing, I need not fear it, nor hide,
It's just a cobweb I must brush through to get to the other side.
Death won't wash away the joy of this life, nor it's memory;
All the love I've known will travel through time with me.
Reincarnation is a logical sequence of being - It causes no strife;
My soul looks forward to ever more complex skills from life to life.
Once I've learned all I can on earth, I'll no longer return;
It will take many lives to become fully ME - I have much to learn.
I have all the help I need - I feel my friends from Side hovering near;
I'm never alone, for they'll always be with me, So death O I do not fear.
When I die, I'll simply be crossing over to the other Side -
I've visited there often during life - I look forward to the final ride.
This life has given me much love and joy, And taught me how to give;
And in dying, I'll finally comprehend what it is to live.
My pattern of being extends unbroken From the other world to this;
It connects me in life and death to the Godhead - The source of all bliss.
It's the source of my becoming and the root of my being;
It's infinite, un-nameable, limitless, all-seeing.
I must learn and experiment, And live many lives in order to grow,
And discover the ultimate truth Which only I, myself can know.
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