John Lawless Poet Free verse

Oh Death

Oh death
Would you but smile
Allow us but a peek
Beneath your mask
Point not your bony finger
Mayhap call us with a psst
Come hither

Oh death
Thou art but harbinger
Of time's reluctance
Sad intro 
To a failure's final act
No bows
No curtain call

Oh death
Do take the stage
Dark star of time's
Long running
One act play

John G. Lawless

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 9, 2020 at 8:45 PM Wow, this plunged me into the depths of darkness. I love the emotion that your pen can conjure, John! :) Rhonda xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 9, 2020 at 8:43 PM Enjoyed this. I was that kid in school that chose death as the topic for everything from public speaking to art and poetry projects, then took a death and dying theology class in university (dropped out and joined the goth scene) ;), Oh Death... xomo