Death's Embrace



The night is wrinkling away,
the moon is finding its way,
and here you're, going astray,
with death, lurking, its ray.

With every passing day,
account and look at what u gain,
the earlier u know this life is in vain,
the better u erase your pain.

Death don't have a time,
it doesn't know you're still in your prime,
it comes without a dime,
seek forgiveness from the divine.

As a matter of fact,
the lion is attacked,
with its flesh torn apart,
no one will live forever,
to know that now will be better,

with the brave falling down,
with blood gushing out,
Death comes as a lown,
face that with an eye been frown.

Death is an unforeseen,
it knows not you're still at fourteen,
it kills old and teen,
put that in mind with a keen.

As a song says, there is no remedy to death,
if u live a thousand year, u will finally be laid to rest,
if u know that, u need not fret,
with good deeds, u will not know of distress.

With that, death is near,
even if u pray for an extra year,
welcome it with a facial sneer,
with all this, just adhere,
and u will finally not regret.

You lead a life of rife,
by stealing people's rice,
the stardom u gain through knife,
know that death has no price.

Change your ways now if you're wise,
and for good deeds, u should strive,
Every day, a new sun rise,
be the sun that guide people through dark,
with that, u will get a good remark,
raise your head up to the stars,
and u will have a new rise.

About this poem

The poem explore the idea of mortality and the fleeting nature of life.

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Written on December 09, 2023

Submitted by akinwunmikhalidkolawole on December 09, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,457
Words 335
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 7

Akinwunmi Khalid Kolawole

I'm a writer who explores the beauty and mystery of life through poetry. I believe that words have the power to evoke emotions and spark the imagination. I hope my poems will inspire others to see the world in new ways and to appreciate the beauty of life. more…

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