What Is Life's Essence?

Will really like to know the purpose of life...

The long suffering and short blessings,
Is that the beauty of life?
The energetic struggle,
The minimal outcome,
Is Life's essence not senseless?
The fear of society's presence,
Battling with its inhabitant's expectations,
Struggling with life's limitations,
And the spoils of war earned with pain,
What happens to it after your demise?
Shared among comrade-In-arms that didn't bleed for it,
What's next? Just a name engraved on a stone.
What then is the beauty of life?
The lack of awareness when you die?
To create a family and leave behind?
What's the essence of life?
To leave all we learned, earned and loved behind?

Author's Note

Your opinion matters....

Reviews

[Fran Marie]

Questions we may never know the answers to..we can only pass on the baton to our children.what we glean , gain and earn in life..for them to carry on in their future ..very well penned and expressed..

[Olumegbon]

True talk, thanks a lot for the review.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"To create a family and leave behind?
What's the essence of life?
To leave all we learned, earned and loved behind."
I believe what we leave behind is our legacy. Old Native American saying. "Grandfather teach the children well. They are the future of our world.." Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Olumegbon]

Thanks a lot good friend, I appreciate.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. Always a pleasure to read your work.