Poem: The Fable in Thermodynamics

Shared for Erika and her mom, which is to say, for anyone brave enough to talk about death with strangers.

The Fable in Thermodynamics
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by Nikita Gill
from Fierce Fairytales

The first law of thermodynamics states this:
'energy can neither be created nor destroyed.'

Which is that everything around us is recycled energy:
you, me, your dog, those we love and those we avoid.

Which is to say that the energy that makes us
is as ancient as the beginning of time itself.

Which is to say that our bones could have been 
fragmented together from the ashes of the library of Alexandria.

Which is to say our sinews and spine were crafted from the 
end of a hundred-year-old oak tree and our smiles a comet.

Which is to say our hearts could be Achilles' spirit
when he battled at Troy, bringing his enemies down with it.

Which is to say, when we feel like life is overwhelming, 
wemust remember that we're just sparks of energy borrowing skin.

That no matter how much this pain feels everlasting,
this is just the temporary fabric we are in.

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Have you heard of the Death Cafe concept?  ​A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death with the objective 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.  

If you are local to Everett, WA, join me at the Everett Death Cafe.  We meet monthly on the last Monday of each month at Solie Funeral Home.  More info here  Lightly facilitated (by me) discussion about death + always CAKE!