The Sweet Release

A Poem About Dying

You lay still

Breathing so slowly

Surrendering to the fate

We all return to

Wracked with longing

For the next stage

Of your Journey

So tired of contending

So over the affliction

Dear one, please go

If you must

Your love will live on

Your wisdom ingrained

Bestowed on appreciative receivers

You are adored

You are beautiful

Even in the hour of your end

Be free, be joyous

You are nearly there

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