Not Afraid of Death

[Phil Rose]

Do I wait for death to call me?
Or do I call out my own name?
Do I wait for death to take me?
Or do I let death take the blame?

Will death be my release?
Or do I release death from me?
Am I afraid of death?
Is death afraid of me?

Does death get to chose?
Or do I chose my death?

Someday will death call me?
Will I be afraid of death?
Will my friends surround me?
Or will I surround them?
Will my friends bury me?
Or will I bury them?

Are they afraid of death?
Or are they afraid of me?

[Fljotsdale]

I sort of like that. I think it a pity that you dropped the question format for one stanza, though.

Not that I should criticise! My stuff is not at all profound, lol!

[elazar]

very nice
my friend was telling me about this description by joyce i think, of a man who has lived well.. it goes something like " i wait for death like a man guarding a safe that has allready been ransacked"

salut
e.

[lizzytysh]

Great quote, Elazar.

I also can really appreciate death's being viewed from all of these perspectives, Phil. I like your poem.

~ Lizzy

[Phil Rose]

I have edited the poem a little i think it reads better now

[Phil Rose]

I sort of like that. I think it a pity that you dropped the question format for one stanza, though.

Not that I should criticise! My stuff is not at all profound, lol!

i've changed the poem around after your comments. thanks it reads better now

[Fljotsdale]

Yes it does.

But you need to take the extra 'will' out of this line.

'Someday will death will call me? '

[Phil Rose]

Yes it does.

But you need to take the extra 'will' out of this line.

'Someday will death will call me? '

Thankyou

[Fljotsdale]

No worries, dear. It's a good poem.