Thinking About Death

Thinking About Death

A Poem by Max Whipple III
"

Death.

"

I get

what I deserve

no one is given

anything

from us

everything is taken

youth, purity, love

life

the mirage of acquisition

is stripped away

in the end

our family

gets our possessions

we lose our family

the memories of life

fade away as we live

and upon our death

remembered once more

before they are also

taken

© 2013 Max Whipple III


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Added on February 14, 2013
Last Updated on February 14, 2013
Tags: death, mortality, life, living, sadness, loss

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Max Whipple III
Max Whipple III

Chandler, AZ



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I am a musician and aspiring poet/writer. I'm in school to get my BA in English. I hope to one day have something published somewhere significant, but right now it's just a hobby and much needed creat.. more..

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A Poem by Max Whipple III