In Death We Think

Close your eyes within this eternal sleep Envision such a beautiful melancholy life Rejoice and laugh, smile wide as you weep Leaving behind four kids and your wife Ignore the music playing to remind you of grief Remember how quiet it is in death all alone Impulsively thought it would bring me relief Stepping off the curb into the impact zone So cold now here in this bed of all eternity I wonder how my wife will keep warm at night Dry mouthed but it's life for which I'm thirsty If this is Heaven then it's all black nothing white Funny that in death you never actually sleep Praying to the Lord for my soul to keep... Written for Contest: Poem about Death 05/15/18 Theme: This Eternal Sleep/Hosted by: Broken Wings Placed 4th in Contest Results