The After

There is a place

beyond the shores

beyond the rising sun-

Where children play

and laugh all day-

They jump, they dance, they run.

And in this place

beyond the world

and all the trials of life,

there is no hate-

no harm is done-

no battles- and no strife.

Here they come,

and here they stay

when all hope is truly lost.

The magic here

draws many near

no matter what the cost.

Though your days are short-

and your nights are long-

remember, don’t lose faith.

For one day soon

all will be done-

and you’ll open the golden gate.

Reviews

[Aella Magne]

It's like letting go of your troubles. Letting them pass. Not worrying anymore. And having fate and hoping that someday we'd reach that gate beyond. Your poem made me feel a little sad (since it involves dying), but it also brings a sense of calmness and peace.

It's a good read for those feeling down and drowned in their daily life problems; to give them hope that there is a world - a better world - waiting for us after all these. I also think this is about not fearing death and seeing it as a new beginning and a new way of living in a better, fairer world. I like it :)