A Matter of Death and Life

Dying is relatively easy...
Gloriously utter your last words,
be they solemly,  and with due seriousness,
or hilariously, with a twinkle in your eye...
And then, perhaps, gurgle a little...
as you, sighing briefly, slip away...

How wise they say,
how funny she was,
It's always the way,
to hear it because,

Living is relatively difficult...
Gloriously utter your next words,
be they solemly,  and with due seriousness,
or hilariously, with a twinkle in your eye...
And then, perhaps, gurgle a little...
as you, thinking briefly, cannot slip away...

How wise they say,
how funny he was,
just words  thrown away,
just echoes, because,

Dying is relatively easy...
you can utter your words, with no fear...
Living is relatively difficult...
you can utter your words, but they'll hear...
Dying is what the living do
when they hear your words if they fail...