Love Poem: Death
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Written by: Eric Boddie

Death

All capitalizations are references to God....

“Death” 
by:  Eric L. Boddie

the moment of your conception was the beginning of your end 

that’s where you first met Death, and he promised he would see you again 

because in the lives of us all, he always comes twice 

one is when He gives, the other is when He takes life 

because there is no way he could do it without His permission 

the act of taking life is only His decision 

so passionately grab your life, and love it as much as you can 

strive to live as nothing else than a God-fearing man 

because the fear of only God increases the power of self 

because a man may be the one who brings him, but only God can send Death 

because He, more than you, loves the life you possess 

let Him guide you, make you strong, so your life can lose stress 

for all we have is life, and, enjoy it, we should 

because he always comes sooner than we thought he would 

because no one is ready, and that also includes me 

since Death has a face that the best eye can’t see 

sure we see him as a stranger, but he is the only friend we need 

because only when he comes can the soul truly be freed 

and each night we pray to Him, but we ask him for the favor 

that if he comes tonight, he’ll deliver us to the Savior 

and that’s where we all want to be, there is no better place to think of 

because with Him, we’ll feel nothing but the very essence of true love