Death cheated

As shadows laid where none could go, The dark sky etched fear in a scrawl, Making hearts leap clean out of sight, Silhouettes of danger scared all. A gentle breeze whispered of fright, Meanwhile, death crept with aching flow. The silence then started to scream, The fear shifted to my bladder, My trousers bore a stinking stench; The quake of shame made me sadder. The fire of fear failed to quench; That nightmare failed to be a dream. To the angels my spirit pled. The birds watched my fret from the trees; Their silhouettes loomed in the night. My shirt soaked in sweat’s chilling breeze. The devil ignored my soul's plight; He let me go when my soul fled. Far to heaven’s gates my wings flew, There, songs of praise the angels sang. Fear quivered and fled from their glow, The bell of life they softly rang. That made me cheat death here below. Then back to the earth my soul blew.