Mortality

Was death always this present
Or was I blind
Immured in the unseeing
Arrogance of youth?
Now I feel the tendrils
Of mortality coil 
Their unwelcome presence 
Around me everyday;
In Memorium reminders 
Of death's hand scattered 
throughout life.
No longer blind I see;
Shudder, turn my back
To embrace immortality.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Smith Avatar
May 31, 2017 at 5:59 PM
Nice to read Elle
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June 2, 2017 at 2:29 PM
Thank you :)
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