River of Life

River of Life

Drifting down,
Sinking
slowly
As the current sweeps us on.

The
river of life
Flows inexorably down
To Death's
sea.

No mortal can stem its flow
No
barriers halt its march.
Onward, onward
We sail from
source to end.

The ripples we made
Along
the ride
Are lost for all eternity
As the final ocean
quells them
Never more to be.