If we were to die tomorrow

If we were to die tomorrow

What would happen?

Land plunged into darkness

Domestic creatures dying off or returning to natural instinct

Flora and fauna spread over what humanity built

The world beginning anew

If we were to die tomorrow

What would be left? 

Water flooding the land

Dried up land with no moisture

Fire, ash, and dust

Lush canopy and wildlife

If we were to die tomorrow

What would be the cause?

Asteroid hitting Earth

Pollution or global warming

Flooding, fire, or ice

Sucked into a black hole or the sun exploding

Apocalypse of some kind

Lack of food or water

Medical condition

Zombies, nuclear holocaust, resource depletion

Cancer, tumor, or aneurysm

Falling from too high up

Too much blood loss

Run over, wrecked vehicle, or explosion

Murder or suicide

Old age

Just the time to die

If we were to die tomorrow

Would it be sudden? 

Would it be slow?

Would we cause our own death?

Would the cause be out of our hands?

Would we even know?

Would it be painful?

Would it be peaceful?

Would it be an end or a beginning?

If we were to die tomorrow

There is a question resting in our minds

We fear the unknown so we try to prevent it

But is it even preventable?

Should we try to prevent our own demise?

Would it not be better than let nature take its course,

So long as we fight for our lives when demanded

We should not give up or give in

But we should not fight forever

Eternity is appealing but lonely and full of sorrow

Those who have left already await us

Yet we fear joining them for we do not know for sure

We do not know the day nor the hour

We do not know where we will end up after

We fear and fight and struggle

It would be easier to simply let go

If I were to die tomorrow

Would I be remembered?

I would want my diaries to be given to historians

I might contribute to helping later generations understand the present

What would happen to my property?

I would want my money to be given to my siblings

What little I have would help them pay tuition for college

I would want my sisters and best friend to have my clothes

They can keep or donate them as they desire

I would like my little library collection to go to my family and friends

This will grow the current library at home

I would like for my writings to go to my love and my family

These will be reminders of my life and our memories together

For I have been inspired by them all and include real pieces of our time together

What would happen to my body?

I do not want my body to be burned

I want my body buried simply and without fuss

What would remind my loved ones of me?

I would hope that my writings would be a reminder

Our memories together would work too

Memories of special moments and quirks hopefully will make them smile

I would not want them to weep, but to smile and know I am at peace

If we were to die tomorrow

We would not know it now

We do not know for certain what will happen, 

Only that eventually Death will find us

Death will lead us through the doorway to the next phase

Where we will begin anew once judged on how we lived

We must not linger on what could be, but on what is

Never forget that Death is around the corner,

But until Death arrives we must live for today.

Do not look too far ahead or today will pass away

Do not hold grudges or neglect your passions

Do not forget your true self inside

Be yourself as you are now and so on

For if we were to die tomorrow,

It is better to be true now and forevermore