It's all a free fall

Bound we come into this world, unfettered, we leave.

The lives we live in between - nectar through a sieve.

Boundless joy and crushing pain - two sides of the same coin.

We take love and we give some.

Make our memories - some happy, some glum.

We gather things and objects, staking our claim,

Expensive watches, designer shoes, exclusive memberships, collectors' perfumes

Forgetting there's no need of anything in the other realm.

We strive and do our best; in a crowd we stand tall,

And yet, finally, at the end of it, it's all a free fall.