Life

Death is a strong force
It is everywhere
Written into our DNA
We are born to die

Death is rapidly fatal
You cannot survive it
No one will brag about it down the pub
I died three times last week

Apart from a few exceptions
(There is always one isn't there)
Whose heart will have stopped
But no-one talks about surviving brain death

Death will come to us all
Each of our cells
With their hideous complexity
And fearsome history will die

Death knocks on our door
First tickling it
Then smashing our faces
With iron fist till we get it

Death could be our best friend
As it is life's only certain event
We can use it as our guiding star
Chastening forever circling above

Death affects objects too in time
Does not even care if they were alive
Plate tectonics taking care of mountains
And the sun exploding your mortage payment

But my friends I moot there is yet
A stronger force that surpasses even
Death which is life
Life will spring from the most hostile

Life from deep beneath the sea
Under ice caps
In a dog turd
In space that we will never see

Life will be
Forever springing
Yet consciousness is a gift
Take care of it wisely