When life gives us our first breath <br />Standing by is our own death <br />When we breathe our first sigh <br />We know not our destiny is to die <br />Life cannot be without death - you see <br />Life invigorates us to our core <br />Death extinguishes life to be sure <br />Yet we cannot have life fully <br />'Til we know death <br />Death and life are old inseparable friends <br />Wherever life is in the house <br />Death is near the window or door <br />The unity of breath and death is this <br />For life to live some must die <br />Death allows life to survive <br />How we address this interplay <br />Is the story of each life each day. <br /> <br />11/20/2008<br /><br />Claude H Oliver II<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/paradox-19/
