Rest in Peace

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CORONAVIRUS SERIES

 

Rest in Peace

 

When one we admire

Or one we love

Falls from this earthly realm

It is with compassion and love

We respond

Rest in peace

 

One wonders in reflection

If that is what the fallen desires

When an individual has spent a lifetime

Fighting for justice

Fighting for peace

Fighting against the hard fist of oppression

Is it eternal peace one desires

 

When I travel to the world beyond

(as I choose to believe there is such a place)

I do not wish to spend forever in peace

I do not wish to rest in perpetuity

 

Rest in peace may do for others

Not for me

I wish to be challenged

I desire to move forward

I strive to rise above

 

Therefore when I rise or fall

From this mortal existence

Let those who love me

Or hold me in esteem

Not wish that I should rest in peace

But that I should gather the strength

In death that I had in life

To continue the fight

 

For there will always be darkness

And there will always be light

Let me stand my ground

With the good and the right