Death At Your Back

It is a sense of impending doom.

 

A spine tingling chill,

 

that will penetrate you to the core.

 

It will not discriminated against you.

 

It will take you without remorse.

 

Leave you quaking in fear.

 

pleading for mercy.

 

Begging for one more chance.

 

It will leave you defenseless.

 

Harboring its curse upon those who

 

challenge it.

 

Denying absoultion.

 

When death stands at your back will you be ready.

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[John Parker]

Excellent write.....and to answer the question in this one.......I don't not fear death.....death is just the beginning to the new life beyond this earthly body.......when death comes will you strech out your hand without fear and welcome it? Can death been an worse than life? No more bodily pains, no more heart ache and no moe worries. The spirit set free from this flesh prison we reside in now.

[CoraLeigh]

Love the poem! Just remember, there are other alternatives to death ... CoraLeigh

[Forest Green]

Something the girl would like to shrug away it appears...as would we all I think.

Your lines bare the truth as does the image. Makes one think about what really matters in life.

Thanks for your fine work.

Forest

[Twilight Dancer]

Great imagery and message - the picture adds even more to the poem. I like that you ask "When death stands at your back will you be ready?" Believe it or not, but I am ready when my Heavenly Father decides my earthly time is over - of late, it seems this earthly existence is too much for me and I look forward to paradise. Your poem is great and thought provoking - thanks for the great write! ...TD :)

[Natalie C]

Can one ever be ready for death? I think in the end you can choose to fear it or just accept it as a part of life seeing that it is one of the few things in life we can't control and can't predict (most of the times anyway)

Just loved how you played with the emotions and the feelings that goes with the eternal fear.
Very chilling and thought provoking write
Brilliant!

[Gary H]

Very impressive. This works really well on the site as you scroll down and take in the entire picture. I think the first line really captures the feel of the writing really well and you ask a challenging question at the end.......

[jessica]

more and likely i will be ready
with all the times that ive come close to getting shot this summer
very good poem

[.]

WOH! Now this was awesomely good! Terrifying, and must be such a dreadful feeling to go thru something like that. This must top the level of being scared. Very scary stuff. Great write! And awesome pics as well!

Mikey

[Legion]

I have been ready many times. Like the ominous feeling of this. And the pic.

[Nick Erickson]

The picture along with the poem sends chills down my back, scared to look behind me, knowing death is chasing all of us......... hopefully just not too close.
Very well written, very vivid imagery.
Well done.

[Hopeless Romantic]

.........Wow...What a peice of work right here...This is great...full of absolute energy that just sends a chill right through your bones...Great peice of work..i loved it