Life, Existence & Death

PART 1

It's all around us, 

It surrounds us like the fine air we breathe in 

It's an illusion framed to showcase something we call 'life'

When the darkness creeps in and I'd lie down on my bed,

I'd be dreaming with my eyes wide open,

'cause I see those tiny particles that seem to glitter in the midst of the night.

They've always been a mystery to me

Is there something wrong with me or

Is it something beyond our imagination?

Sometimes it gets me baffled

As if I was compelled into fooling myself

But those old memories will always stop me from believing it's just a mere illusion.

Though my life seems to be based on those little sparkling particles 

As if they were to disappear

I would too!

PART 2

This whole concept of life, existence & death never really made sense to me

Theories after theories but what we need is an answer

Maybe, someday we'll get the answer we're looking for 

But those eternal years will always keep me waiting 

If my true self survives, maybe I, too, can one day die peacefully & 

Disappear into fine dust and unite with those shiny particles 

That had always been a wonder to me

Some part of my existence will pass on to that somebody who truly was a part of me 

Since that somebody's life would be based on those little sparkling particles

As if it were to disappear 

They would too!

- Akshita Gupta