Unattainable

For those who wish to be wealthier,

wait for the right time to welcome you.

You will be rich with the tears and cries of the mourning,

you will prosper in the infinite amount of mineral-filled dirt that surrounds you,

you will be the noble king of endless masses of maggots,

and you will be locked forever in a chest of treasure.

Is that not an abundance of fortune?

For those who yearn to be younger,

you will in the not too far future.

When your intelligent tongue turns to babbling speech,

when past memories in your mind are replaced with a blank slate of empty nothingness,

and when you resume to wear those diapers once more,

Is that not a reminder of your youth?

For those who long to live forever,

alas, it cannot be possible

to be able to think and have your thoughts for eternity.

But do not worry, for when the time comes, you will not be completely dead.

Your lifeless body will return to the earth and be reused by the living.

You will remain alive, not as a whole, but in scattered pieces.

Is that not an image of immortality?