Conversation With Death

Written By: Mike Deregowski

I am done with you Death
I am done with the pain you cause
I am done with the unfairness of losing
beings I love to you
I am done with having to move on every time
you decide to make yourself known

You hide under your cloak like a coward
You don't look at the agony in a person’s eyes
after you are gone
You lurk in the shadows
waiting for your next opportunity to strike
I am done with you Death

I am done with you Human
I am done with your whining and
blaming me for your sorrow
I am done being cursed whenever my
job needs to be done

I hide my grief under my cloak
I hide my pain from having to pull away
the being that loves you, knowing full
well you will hate me
I wish there was something I could do
to make this process easier

I understand you Death
I understand your job isn't easy
I understand the necessities of your function
I understand, in time, my grief will go away
and that my loved one isn't suffering anymore
I understand you Death

I understand you Human
I understand you form emotional connections
you know have to end, eventually, by my hand
I understand your reluctance to let go of the
one you loved
I understand your need for closure
I understand you Human

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All writing (c) Mike Deregowski - no reproduction in whole or in part unless written permission is received from the author.