Peace at last



A cold dark cloud comes to envelop me .
I wonder, has the time finally come
when the sun ceases to exist
and I'll see the colors of life no more ?
There's a pounding .
It's the blood rushing to my head .
Their faces stare like vultures .
It's for my death they wait .
So careless in the dim.
My body trembles as I breathe .
The night gathers ' round .
The pain is so sharp
and, the noise a constant buzz .
A blinding light torments me .
My head about to burst .
Ah. . . silence.
No pain, no noise, no vultures
Just PEACE AT LAST.
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Submitted on January 25, 2016

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Characters 522
Words 100
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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2 Comments
  • Sue Baker
    Sue Baker
    Agreed
    LikeReply8 years ago
  • Sonia Walker
    Sonia Walker
    Eternal life is not on earth, but in Heaven. I think of this poem as a stepping stone from a earthly death to a celestial life which cannot be seen but promised by our Lord and Savior upon acceptance of Him. 
    LikeReply8 years ago

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