If No One Died (Platitudes)

Why do I cry
When people die —
When loved ones say
Their last Goodbye?

“’Tis natural!
Sleep comes to all —
The exit plan,
Our final call.”

“If no one died
We’d ne’er abide
With God above,
Him by our side.”

“He’d lonely be —
Don’t you agree?
Or is it me
Alone can see?”

“If no one passed
We’d never know
The way the passing
Makes us grow.”

“We’d all live on
Ad nauseam —
An aged, sick
Continuum!”

So why do I cry
When people die —
When loved ones say
Their last Goodbye?