samsara

I awoke on this morn feeling oddly at peace with the world
as if every bird circling the newly killed carcass
and every droplet of water cascading down the rocks
and every joy and frustration of daily existence
were all part of the same eternal cycle
of birth life and death
and renewal
It must dawn upon every living being
as a sun must daily dawn upon even a cloudy earth
that life is worth its struggles
but even when the sun sets upon a fleeting life
we can know with confidence
perhaps even joy
that death is worth its pain
for what is death if not food for rebirth?
as the meat strengthens the wings
as the water cools the inside
as the sorrows allow for depth in joy
in the same way will you
my child
be another's savior after your last breath
so in death you live on