Deaths greatest wish
Death, the bringer of havoc,
the collector of the lost
and the Mosiah to those who are deteriorating
Death comes, takes the innocent, and leaves those who evade him
He must be malevolent, right?
is he a mere messenger, that does G-d’s dirty work?
what if death is a slave, the same as you and I
forced into doing G-ds will
death has lived eternities doing the labor he despises
Stealing souls from the innocent, leaving the rest waiting in peril
Death is tired of his routine
The constant stink of remorse trailing behind his every move
What if death's greatest wish is to die?
About this poem
This poem shows how poetry has the power to personify the concept of death.
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Written on May 18, 2022
Submitted by shevichalmers on May 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 587 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1 |
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