Eventually We Get There Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

Are we only living to die one day?
Is our fate sealed that eventually we all get there
Every day is a preparation for the eventual
Life's true consequence in death, but in between we live.

With zeal and utter determination we strive
Savoring every moment of bitterness or joy
We embrace change when we can or seek someone to blame
Never do we find fault with death nor her cruel ways

When we sit and ponder life, we reflect on the lives of those before us
We wonder were they wrong to depart in their way
Can we turn back the clock and find why or when death came
Is here any among us wise or lucky enough to escape deaths cruel hand

With our eyes open we look again and begin to see the truth
Death creates way into a new life, just another door open into new existence
We may mourn, hurt and quarrel deaths cruel ways but eventually
Eventually we get there, to the acceptance of death as a rite of passage to the new.