Kiss of Death

Yesterday, I soared with the wind Today, death and I dance entwined in a slow waltz Somber mood as bright lights shine above Wagner in the background of semi-consciousness Looking up at tubes, needles, wires and the reaper Faces staring down, heads shaking in doubtful sadness Onwards we roll, battle of the bacterium Ensuring, I, wake only in hazy delirium I reach out into emptiness Grasping for the significance of it all Falling into an existential black hole Loveless, alone, is this to be my last stroll Illusions and dreams creeping back into my soul Hearing songbirds, will life have another go? The winds roar once more inside my head I stand up, with a smile, I am alive! Not dead! Life has infected me with a fresh kiss