Joseph Schaffer Poet Free verse

Death

They call to me,
Man begs for me,
Life needs me,
All men,
Eventually use me,
In evil,
In vain,
For good,
Or just to pass through me,
When I come,
War is upon me,
I never served men greater,
Even now,
Man is lucky,
How free,
How easy,
It is to find me,
I cost so much,
But not money,
Men run towards the enemy,
Not knowing,
They are running towards me,
I am terrifying,
Yet always welcoming,
When life is done,
Life will give you to me,
And I will hold you,
For some one greater,
Than me,
I am the gate,
From you to Him,
How much power,
Possesses me,
Yet some do not fear me,
I can take you,
When you use me,
But I can’t keep you,
Because He wants you,
And loves you,
I am death.

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Cheryl Hoffman July 4, 2016 at 7:54 PM Another good write Joseph…very truthful verse about death! Personally for me it'll be like a sleep (minus the snoring of course!):)

Ettie Christian-Bowling September 10, 2015 at 9:24 PM Hello Joseph...I loved this poem...Death is something not everyone likes to talk or even read about but death is a reality that is very clear it all depends on how you accept the reality of death because it will be there waiting for all of us one day Great job-Love Ettie