the great beyond

this wealth
accumulated over so much
work.
so much desire
and need.
all the right reasons,
all the wrong
reasons too.
here it is, sitting
in a pile
at the end of your life.
this wealth.
what can be said of it,
be done with it.
so much left
for those left behind.
none taken
with you to the great
beyond.
a phrase you've always
liked using,
the great beyond.
but for now
you rest, knowing that
that part
of life is over.
you wonder,
you wander, you stroll
the empty beaches.
you understand everything.
you understand nothing.
you eat, you sleep, you write.
you rise again.
and do it once more.