Death Part 1
I knew Death personally and he told me one day;
It isn't the devil or God who decides who goes or stays
It is I who makes the decision if your father or mother dies
I am the one who controls all your lives
Do you think I ask to be put in charge of ones life
Do you think I enjoy taking your husband or wife
Do you think I like seeing children come in
Do you think I like taking those who have not sinned
No I do not for I was once you
If you can imagine I was a human too
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Submitted on December 24, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 462 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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