Thursday, 30 August 2007

Death

Death

A soft velvet blanket to cover and conceal

As men wait patiently for the comfort of eternal sleep

Death

A claw-like hand which reaches out

And points a bony finger towards the old

To call their tired bodies to his ranks

Death

A faceless vacuum

Deceitful as he sucks the souls from new born babes

Not meant to grace this world

Death

A hooded figure dark and cold

He stalks the battlefield

To claim the fallen soldier

To demand the slaughtered child

Death

His form mutates as he roams the world

His face contorts

As he calls your name

Death

Sometimes welcome, often feared

He shows no bias, holds no bent

He meets us all with equal love

His claim is life's true certainty

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