By Ce'leb Y.

I close my eyes

And even in my final moments

Where people would cry and beg

For their lives, 

For someone to save them.

I just smile,

I know there’s no point,

Why be in sorrow when you

Lived the life you always wanted,

Even if it ends abruptly. 

I think about my most

Joyful moments,

Which drowns out 

The rushing wave of

Sorrow and Painful memories. 

But I don’t hate those memories,

Pain is always required to make

Your happiness feel even more 

Joyful and Vibrant. 

Equal and Opposite.

It’s what balances not only motion,

But also the journey to a joyful,

And a beautiful way of life. 

Everyone wants a painless

And joyful life.

Where you don’t have to lift a finger,

where you get anything and everything you want.

But I find, that an easy life,

Is one that is dull and mundane.

You don’t truly feel happiness when everything you want is provided to you.

My eyes open,

And tears fall down on my face.

Not my own, but someone else’s,

“How can you look at death in the eyes,

And just smile?”.

The one who was about to take my life

Is instead yearning in my arms,

“How can you be happy with dying?”.

I hug him, there is no hate in my heart, 

He’s just a guy, struggling to get by,

He just wants to find out how to travel

The same path as me.

I tell him to replace his bullets and hate,

With joy and love. 

I tell him that you have to suffer to truthfully experience an amazing life.