Death Hurts only the Living

As death manifests, when the mind has died, nothing’s left
Final debt has come to collect, the light now laid to rest
The soul is shed, memories all fade in time
Beauty once, now ash
Silent now what was alive
Cast off, forsaken by the lifeless
Abandonment, a punishment bestowed upon the one’s left
Divine request has fallen on the ears of one who is deaf
Discard, neglect by the unsighted
The last respects conclusion to existence in the life past
Prefound effect, a merciless seclusion
Eternal continuum, a spiritual vacuum
In the mind of those they leave behind
Who seek an end to pain, an answer or a sign
No answers
Eternal continuum, a spiritual vacuum
Death hurts only the living