Even Death Cries Sometimes
Even Death Cries Sometimes
I don’t want to go
It can’t be my time yet
Please give me the choice of two paths
Darkness is closing in on me
I close my eyes
But they are not really closed
I hold my ears
But I still hear the screams
I’m walking away
But my feet are not moving
How did I get here?
Where is this place
His hand is reaching out for me
But I don’t want it
I look into his lifeless eyes
As he reluctantly pulls back his hand slowly
It’s too close to home
Scenes that are heartbreaking to watch
But we are cocooned in our own little world sometimes
To really care
To really feel
To really do
But today it could have been me
I watch the TV
I listen to the radio
A story unfolding of
Heartless, faceless people
My heart sinks for a moment
I look into his lifeless eyes
Maybe even Death cries sometimes.
Written by Robert Meader
This was written about the London Bombings, I had all the words down but did not have a
title. Then I watched the film Meet Joe Black. In the film Brad Pitt plays Death and at the end
he cannot have the one love he wants and he cries, I thought to myself, ‘Even Death cries
Sometimes’ and the title came.
Copyright © Rob Meader | Year Posted 2009
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