A Right Time To Die

A Right Time To Die No time to hide. No time to think. The life inside me, was no longer pink. I saw it coming, and tried to run. Oh that feeling.. is not much fun. My mind at first, was filled with fear, realizing IT was near. I knew my lifetime, was somehow up. Inside my feelings said ‘this just sucks’. I didn’t really want to go, so I clung on, with all I know. Death cannot take you, unless you give up the fight, and so I battled, throughout the night. He tried to trick me, with warmth and light. Recognizing his tactics, I said ‘tonight’s not the night!’ He tried to seize upon my soul resisting the pull I tried to stay whole. I saw the doctors as I looked down. All their faces grimaced that hope was out. They called my name, to snatch me back, as all my functions, had begun to slack. I heard their chants as I floated out the room. Quickly coming back today was not my doom. A single memory did the trick, saving me right on the brink. People needed me to stay, today was not mine to slip away. Copyright Elle Smith 2017