Vulnerable

And so it ends
An unwanted life
In one unnoticed moment;
Never knowing
The infinite promise
That it had once
Stood for.

And yet it begins
A unique life
In one brief spark
Of awareness..
Like a lightning flash
In a dust storm
On the moon.

Now it continues
An endless dance
Once so beautiful
Now so clumsy.
Death mocking life,
Yet silently
For it fears itself.

Are we so different
Life and death
At once so strong
And oh, so vulnerable;
In a place
Where everything remains
The same.. relatively.