Soul-Searching Poem by Lee Geoghegan

Sitting attentively on a rickety park bench
My thoughts are as deep as an ocean trench
People scurrying aimlessly about their daily lives
In time, they'll fade too, among the archives

I notice a young family, a dog and a cat
After drawing a last breath, what awaits after that?
Billions departed throughout the lineage of man
Bygone times, forgotten lives; been quite the span.

What is the meaning of life in this place?
Why have some never shared a loving embrace?
How many souls have meandered here?
Each with their own struggles to persevere

Who shall soar to heaven and who shall not?
Will some scorch in hellfire in flames molten hot?
Are we amid a spiritual war for our soul?
The weight of such questions takes its toll

I pray that together; we can make it in the end
To a realm without fear, we'll blissfully ascend
The righteous, the tainted, and all in between
In a land of eternal peace, pure and serene