Interpreting the Rising Poem

[PArcher]

I'm going to say you have it backwards, and that the Ascians simply want to end all mortal life

Well, its also possible that, to them, these are the same. Death exists because mortals do, so eliminating mortals = no more death! Is that the truth? Can't say at this point (I mean, Ramuh mused about Light and Dark splitting when man was created...he was wrong, but still)