Sudden silence

Takes over the mind

Not a single atom moving

The senses closed

Unfeeling

Tears are shed nearby

People of the same blood

Are overcome with sorrow

But know

That this is not the end

Whether there is heaven, or reincarnation

Or nothing at all

Life will go on

Living in the hearts and memories

Of others

Passed on for generations

And even when it dies out

There is still a flickering light

A fluttering flame

Of everyone that ever was

And ever will be

Remember

That you are never alone

Guided by this flame

And remember

Though there may be an end to physical beings

There is never an end for life