In hospital, death and sickness transpire.
The kiss of death causes many to fall
And waste away despite family’s desire.
Overwhelming devastation surrounds
The heart as door opens to hidden world.
My ears examine the upsetting sounds,
While nausea causes my head to be whirled.
The termination of optimism
Is granted to those who decide to quit,
Who elect the choice of pessimism
And to earthly death they choose to submit.
We must attempt to fully comprehend,
That our earthly demise is not the end.
-Grady Poortinga