Cherish The Lies

By Akriti

Death

is the ultimate truth of life

or so I’ve heard.

When a person dies

a part of the universe dies with them.

Everything they’ve experienced 

and felt 

everything they’ve been through 

dies as well.

This life was never our own

it was always a gift

and we could lose it 

in the blink of an eye.

The pain

the horror 

the sorrow 

the grief that is left behind 

when a soul departs this world

it all ends up to become 

the only truth that there ever was.

Losing someone you love

is soul shattering 

but at some point 

you’ve got to pick up the pieces 

and live your life

twice as much

for yourself 

and for the one you’ve lost.

It takes courage to embrace 

the hole

that is left 

within your soul

by their absence.

And when you realise 

how uncertain and unreliable 

this life is

how little time you’ve left 

at any particular moment 

you’ve got to start making the most

out of being alive

you’ve got to love the people 

around you more

because this might be the last time.

So let me just cherish the lies

a little longer 

as death 

is the ultimate truth of life 

or so I’ve been told.

By Akriti