Death's love affair
Death loves us deeply
like a child gathering flowers
and leaving them to dry in the sun
He cannot resist the beauty
of our immortal souls
which shimmer and glow
before his eyes
He loves the warmth which comes
from our hearts, the energy
which emanates from our lives
he is infatuated.
What love death has for us
he cannot stop himself
from touching and caressing
with every touch
he takes a piece of us
slowly stealing our lives
His gentle embrace is a lover
trying to possess his love
he makes fear disappear
overcome by a passion
deeper than ourselves
we are helpless
despite life’s distractions
we surrender to
the love affair
of death.
This poem is from the poetry collection zine Trinacria Poems currently available on Amazon
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