And I felt myself going, I was in a great deal of pain It was a very frightening experience, I began to slip I just started to feel myself going, and I remember trying to hold on I'll be ok, I'll be ok, and it got to a point where I just couldn't And everything began to just become very quiet And I can remember with every ounce of strength I had I wanted to say goodbye to my wife, it was important to me And I did, I remember just turning my head and looking at her and saying I'm gonna die, goodbye Joan, and I did It was then that I experienced Experienced what we call a near-death experience For me there was nothing near about it, it was there It was a total immersion in light, brightness, warmth, peace, security I did not have an out-of-body-experience I did not see my body or anyone about me I just immediately went into this beautiful bright light It's difficult to describe, as a matter of fact it's impossible to describe Verbally it cannot be expressed, it’s something which becomes you And you become it I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness It was part of me Goodbye my friend Love will never end And I feel like you And I breathe all truth Love is the life, breath of all I see Love is the true light inside of me And I know you somehow As I hold you in my heart, in my heart (Sense following me) There's a fire in the sky, and I know it's you There's a light that's so bright, and I know it's you, I know it's you And I dream like you And I believe in truth For I was always there I will always be there It's just so beautiful It was eternity, it's like I was always there And I will always be there, that my existence on earth was just a very brief, instant I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness, it was part of me [Joe Geraci, 1981]