Something Less
Jan 16 2003
By Nancy Price

It doesn't hurt to die -
At least not physically.
You cease to think, or cry,
and everyone can see

how bad it was. They mourn,
and racked with guilt, they stress.
But then, without you in it,
the world is something less.

It may not hurt your brain
or body to stop living,
but when you leave this mortal plane
and everyone is so forgiving,

you can see the world has changed.
Without you here, it's all so strange.
You may be happy, without fear,
but we are less without you here.