I Have Spent Time Near Death
I have spent time near death.
Not a pleasant experience.
Watching life struggle
with its dilemma.
To leave its host
or linger in a painful
goodbye.
I have carried the corpse
of death’s unexpected presence
past the sallow faces
of the unprepared.
Looked into the pleading eyes
of siblings grasping
for a reason.
I have seen death
walking in the lonely alleys
unable to understand
why it still lived
in a realm where dying
is a game played
by those who want to cheat death.
©4/28/2022
Near Death Experience Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2022
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