Who's to Say?

Death; a word so ugly
Even those condemned
To it do not like to
Speak it's name.

But a part of life
This dark character is;
A black cloak that looms
Over a creature and
Consumes it's soul only
To give that soul
Something better or
Worse than what was
There for them on Earth.

Those left grieve their
Loss because they do
Not know the fate of
Their loved one.

But who's to say
They will ever know?