Death

Can the angel of death fall in love????

Her beauty haunts my immortal soul

It has seeped into my skull

Her luscious brown hair and

Soft, beautiful hazel eyes.

Her milk skin seems so delicate,

It would be an abomination if my

Cold, dead hand were to

Lay upon it.

How elegant she seems in

My empty sockets; and so fragile

Oh so fragile!

Heaven fails in comparison

to this beautiful creature.

When I first saw her, she

Was weeping at the foot

Of her father's death bed.

It almost pained me to take

Him from her life.

To know that I was the 

Cause of her pain

Sent a knife into my

Already dead heart. 

I have seen so many

Beautiful girls in my

Eternal Afterlife

Why does she haunt me?

Why is she my grim reaper?

Oh well, I will try to figure

It all out when I come for her

In one year.

Author's Note

I was bored and had the itch to write something and this came to mind. Enjoy!!

Reviews

[Carl]

Liked this peice. Especially the last line. Made me think that death will set something up in a year or so to take his mortal love, And leave all her family and friends wondering why she ever went that way home. Can death fall in love? maybe in the same way that angels lose thier wings if they fall for a mortal. I think death will take everyone eventually but i think he has the power to prolong the taking as he wrestles with his feelings. great concept and very good write. well done

[Ron Cole]

I loved the poem! Interesting and intriguing question! I think that many Angels are very personable, and think they exist even in human form. Picturing the Angel of Death as falling in love is a stretch, but I admired the way you wrote and structured the poem!

[Zane Mathias]

great job. like the poem. the flow was good and the word ussage wqas dead on. keep up the good work.

[Gary H]

Mysterious and dark. This builds up a neat ambience and is an interesting slant on the thinking of an Angel of Death. I have to be honest and say the third line from the end spoilt my reading. I would have been expecting something more brooding like 'I have questions that haunt me' (it will all come out etc) Having said that this works really well and follows your question 'Can the angel of death fall in love????'

Great work

[H. A. M.]

I actually thaought it was funny that he mentions coming for her in a year. At least I know he's job conscious. Death is smitten. I like the concept.
Erie in a funny way.

[Jenny Davis]

I like how you have made the angel of death more human, with compassion for what she does...very interesting...nicely done :)

[Gary Alexander Azerier]

Of course it stands to reason that old Death would stumble upon this lovely creature at someone's (her father's) Death bed! And how compassionate he was...how smitten with her beauty! But still in all...your Death doesn't disappoint! (Callous rogue that he is) and your last line, excuse the pun, is a...killer! Blew me down. As one might expect...I didn't see it coming!
Excellent.
GA

[Amor-de-angel]

Of course they can fall in love...the right angel can melt anyones heart
Good piece Claudia.Hope you get bored more often if this is what you write when you do..
ps typo in line 15

[JC Fox]

Oh it was very enjoyable, sensual, alluring, all around wonderful. The visuals were stunning and everything else flowed so wonderfully!

[Fran Marie]

A wonderful and Deliciously Dark penned poem
Thx for sharing this~Fran