Death Is Everywhere

People die every second of the day Death is the absolute absence of life People are murdered, slaughtered in daylight Sadness is at the center of the fray. Babies are born every second of the day Listen to the cries. Life is painful, yet beautiful Death is hurtful, also painful, yet dreadful The latter has no hope, yet in dismay, in disarray. War kills. Bombs kill. Terrorists kill. Soldiers kill Bloodshed is everywhere. Death is everywhere Death always brings pain, suffering and sadness Death never accompanies peace and happiness. Death is the absence of anything that’s light Death is motionless and emotionless. Death has no life Sadness is everywhere. Suffering is everywhere The heart stops beating and dancing. Death is in the air. All are hurt, devastated and mourning At night, in the afternoon and in the morning No peace and a raft of death in the atmosphere No fun. No justice and no life. Death is everywhere. Copyright © October, 2023, Hébert Logerie, all rights reserved. Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.