I think of death

I think of death
Not because
I am afraid of death.

I meditate on death
Not because
I am afraid of death.

I love death
Not because
I am afraid of death.

I think of death
Because
Death needs my smile.

I meditate on death
Because
Death needs my life.

I love death
Because
Death at least,
    And none else,
    Acknowledges my heights.
Sri Chinmoy, The silence of death, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973