D-E-A-T-H
Gee, what an awful word.
No one has ever been able to properly define it,
yet, it comes to all living creatures eventually.
I've seen my fair share of it and I must say
frightening would be an understatement.
I don't understand the process or
why it has to be.
Sometimes it comes without warning
and literally steals your breath away.
Other times, it just hangs around toying with you,
teasing, waiting for just the right moment.
I can't begin to explain how much it scares me.
I want to know...will it hurt?
Why can't anyone tell me what it feels like?
A part of me thinks it might be wonderful.
No one has ever returned to say "don't go."
I've often dreamed of what Heaven might be like...
family and friends who left so long ago.
Will they look the same as I remembered?
I don't want to be left alone in the dark.
I'm afraid of the dark.
And, what's with the refrigerator drawers?
None of this makes much sense to me.
It all sounds like a really horrible nightmare.
One that I would rather not dream at all.
Just not wanting to feel any of this.
But, maybe I'm wrong and maybe it won't hurt.
Maybe it won't be dark or scary.
Maybe I won't be all alone.
Heaven and the angels have to be real.
God, please let faith and love overshadow my fears.
Let me understand this is not the end
but instead, the first day of eternal life with You.
Author notes
this is kind of the second part to my other poem "Justification." not sure about it.
A contest entry
- Fear Of Death by spiritual wolf.
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Comments
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Sometimes it comes without warning
and literally steals your breath away.
Other times, it just hangs around toying with you,
teasing, waiting for just the right moment.
this part hit me really hard and almost made me cry. my grandma was in and out of the hospital from june to october and i watched her start to die and this really brings up those feelings. you did wonderful on this piece and captured the feelings well. you so far are the only one who has truly reminded me why i was once afraid of death. that stanza really reminded me. wonderful job -
deep
very profound, but very valid concerns if you ask me.. yes, i find the subject disturbing and scary..but i'm aware it comes for us all at one time or another
this piece certainly makes u think..
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
It is the faith and belief that we hold dear that keeps us strong and able to face it as it comes.
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