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If Death Were Beautiful
If death were beautiful,
There would be laughs
Instead of cries.
Floods of black gowns
Would be white
And bright
In an overflowing room
Of a grieving family.
If death were beautiful,
The world would be full of peace and light
Rather than distress and darkness.
Death would not be a state of sorrow and misery,
It could be a key handed to oneself to open a door to new beginnings.
If death were beautiful,
It would be a normalized cycle,
One soul dies and another comes into the world,
Optimistically hopeful for a new life,
A new beginning,
With nothing negative to try and avoid.
Now,
Death is full of saddened beauty and emotion,
Even if the heartbeat has stopped.
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This poem explores the concept of death as if it were perceived as beautiful or joyus. As someone who had an experience with their grandmothers death at a young age, I always wondered what my grandma's funeral would have been like if it had been a celebration rather than a dark and upsetting occasion. To me, death at an older age could be seen as beautiful and as a celebration of life and what that person had accomplished within their lifespan. Maybe, if the world saw death with less fear, we would have a more positive outlook on life.