Death Looks Like My Girlfriend

Death Looks Like

My Girlfriend

Why do we fear death?

she is kind, merciful

she smiles, she giggles

even as she smells like burning roses

she takes the pain away.

And when she comes,

brings the moonbeam

to a hero in waiting

like warriors know

like the fallen have seen her

have also seen

that fine line between

cowards and heroes

chosen guardians, and self-exulted banes

the infectious and their poison

and the faceless and their pessimism

who are they that deny

the slavery of this life

a chain and binding

for every breath we take

a debt for a moment in glee

Is she our only way out

Can we just live

without the porcelain wax and polymer 

outside the reach of synthetic smiles

 

Reviews

[Dream Weaver]

It seems to me that death becomes her is exactly
the metaphor that would fit this bill..Great writing
here in so many ways!

[Lewis Davis-Norman]

I'll stay neutral on whether I agree with you or not and focus on the poem. The poem is brilliant an I'm loving the alliteration on 'synthetic smiles'. So much meaning in two words!

[Deron Alexis]

this is a point of view that is never constant one may say this and show scorn for how fake and synthetic the world is but we cry for the dead and hang on to our little lives no matter how pathetic it may be

[Frieda P]

I've mixed emotions about the feel of this piece. On one hand death is not a friend when it takes away loved ones, then on the other hand it does it's job well when it sneaks in and puts the sick and afflicted out of their misery. Either way, very well done.

[Deron Alexis]

lol the end all and the be all is that death is one of those things we can't solve with violence so humans have a natural fear of it the poem is about how realistic people accept it whether they want to or have too

[kimmy]

This was a great poem :) You know you are right, when death comes for someone that person is no longer in any pain there is no more suffering..I love this poem so much I wish I had it when my mom passed it away,it may have helped my grandmother out :) just nice, flowing words that make you think.

Very good job done :)

[Deron Alexis]

i'm so happy it meant something to you that's a good feeling, really thanx for reading

[kimmy]

No problem, I have been enjoying your work :)