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Beginning and End

March 22, 2016 19 Comments

Beginning and End

By Levi J. Mericle

They said that when you die, your soul floats to another dimension and searches for a new beginning.

They said when it finds its destination, the acceptance depends on your soul’s purity.

But when I died I found no God, no Devil, no Heaven, no Hell, or even the hollow embrace of a purgatory. I didn’t find my life’s happily-ever-after jotted down in a book, or scribbled carelessly on a chamber wall in the lake of fire.

I found myself completely alive within my death.

I’m now left to write poetry with my personal demons for eternity.

And I’m utterly content.

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Comments

  1. Smila W. Planete says

    March 22, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    lovely.

    Reply
    • Levi J. mericle says

      March 26, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      Thank you Smila!

      Reply
  2. Jon Nixon says

    March 22, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    That is really great. Enjoyed reading it. And then again.

    Reply
    • Levi J. mericle says

      March 26, 2016 at 5:56 pm

      Thanks Jon, I’m really happy you liked it.

      Reply
  3. Bobby Warner says

    March 22, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Succinct and very darned well written. Enough said!

    Reply
    • Levi J. mericle says

      March 26, 2016 at 5:59 pm

      Wow Bobby, that was more than generous to say. Thanks so much for reading. I really enjoyed writing this piece.

      Reply
  4. John La Briola says

    March 23, 2016 at 5:37 am

    That’s terrific. Well done.

    Reply
    • Levi J. mericle says

      March 26, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Thank you John. I’m very humbled that you think so.

      Reply
  5. b. says

    March 26, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    And then there was… Oh never mind you found it!

    Reply
    • Levi J. mericle says

      March 26, 2016 at 6:02 pm

      Thank you b. I sure did find something! Thanks for reading.

      Reply
  6. jlcourtney says

    April 4, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    Good stuff! Love it.

    Reply
    • Levi Mericle says

      April 4, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks so much jlcourtney. I really appreciate it.

      Reply
  7. majokmindfuleating says

    April 4, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    Something to look forward to:) Nicely done

    Reply
    • Levi Mericle says

      April 4, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks so much.

      Reply
  8. Kathy Kennedy says

    April 4, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    Amen!

    Reply
    • Levi Mericle says

      April 4, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      Thank you for reading.

      Reply
  9. octotea says

    April 4, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    Ha! Nicely written. Enjoy your forever poetic bliss.

    Reply
  10. siobhantebbs says

    April 5, 2016 at 1:24 am

    Lyrical and poignant – thank you.

    Reply
    • Levi Mericle says

      April 11, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      Thank you for your awesome comment.

      Reply

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