Death thinks I fear her
She makes for a sorry sight
Won’t be trembling at the sight of her
I am ready for a fight
All the darkness inside her
Will seek to extinguish my light
She ain’t familiar with my stubbornness
My heart’s will or my soul’s might
I will give in to her someday
When Sun is out or Moon is bright
When the stars call out my name
When I know the time is right
I remember listening to Neil Young’s song Old Laughing Lady and suddenly realizing…she is death. And since then the concept has blossomed into this unexpectedly beautiful thing…and that’s weird because of our fear and utter loathing of death. But death happens even in the midst of life and is not the skeletal emptiness our fears limit us by…so good to read something that takes off on her creatively!
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Hey, nice to meet you. Thanks for liking my work
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I caught wind of your work through one of your likes…maybe even a follow? Nice insightful work!
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Thanks again. Have a nice day
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Yeah — Frank wins (my choice, too)!
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Chilling, yet whimsical at the same time. I like it! 🙂
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Not bad, not bad at all really. Tis a nice post.
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Thank you
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I really love this and I don’t know why exactly.. or maybe I do and don’t want to know. Thank you.
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Welcome
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Good stuff ☺
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You’re welcome.
Hope you’re having a great day.
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I am. Thank you. Wish you the same
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☺
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Glad there’s some fight back in this one, its been a bit dark lately. God Bless.
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Really nice!
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Thank you
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I love how poetry has no one definition of how we choose to use it.
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And that is the best part about it
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fantastic.
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Thanks a lot
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Wonderful piece
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It’s not exactly poetry, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on my 14th entry!
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I’ve been very familiar with her to. Great words i like this one a lot.
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Thank you
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you welcome
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Have a nice day
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thanx! And you do the same
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