Inevitable

Why are you bothered about death
if you’re such a Buddhist?
Scared that if embodied beings can be malevolent
as well as benevolent
the same can be said for disembodied beings?
That is a troubling thought

For all the pain, suffering, and senseless cruelty
of this world
I still find a lot I love about this world
and do not want to leave it
nor leave my body
and yet I am becoming more profoundly aware
that one day I will die

It hits harder now after a series of death panics
and the disturbing sensation of being out
of one’s body, occurring increasingly frequently
that yes it is true, your body will rot, and your
consciousness will be unceremoniously ripped
from your precious flesh
it is inevitable
always in the end, inevitable