Today I Saw Death

by steve1223adelaide, South Australia

Feb 2015 1,319 Views 10 comments

Today I Saw Death

Today I saw the face of death
It looked me in the eyes
Sunken eyes and hollow cheeks
Lips drawn deathly thin

The sight I saw, it scared me so
It chilled me to my soul
And when it smiled, it was much worse
It’s bleeding gums it showed

Pockmarked skin, complexion sallow
Framed by limpid tufts of hair
There was no doubt, this is death
This face that stares at me

With sinking heart, for time was near
From the mirror my face I turned
The days left on one hand count
And no-one that’ll mourn my passing

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Posted: Feb 2015

About this poem:

A person I know was recently told that he had less than a month left to live

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Comments (10)

Abby1963California, USAFeb 14, 2015

So so sad I'm sorry to hear about your friend he's in my prayers

steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 15, 2015

Thank you Abby ... it is so sad ... he sits in the shed and stares at his truck ... his biggest love was driving his truck

aviasSoutheast, Missouri USAFeb 15, 2015

Steve...If your friend is still able to drive...hope he will get in that truck and do what he loves the most..make those moments count...what is left is precious!

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoFeb 15, 2015

What a sad situation Steve. Avias words echoes my thoughts. Good stuff.

1Bell4truthLumberton, North Carolina USAFeb 23, 2015

Wish there was something I could say to make it better. Sorry just does not cut it.

Death is a part of life. We live to die. I am sorry for you and your friends pain at this time. I found the last line in the poem to be sad. There should always be someone to celebrate ones life.

DertyHarry44Lakeland, Florida USAFeb 25, 2015

macabre sad darkness penned in words.

beautifulyouNew York, USAFeb 25, 2015

A deeply transformative time

madtat29Farmington, New Mexico USAApr 23, 2015

I'm feeling this one Steve ...a fried was recently diagnose with lung cancer.never a smoker.they gave him maybe 8 months,our long talks are really fueling my writings...carpe diem

online today!

godsprincessOwego, New York USAApr 24, 2015

Steve: Death can be a scary thing and I personally have not faced it for myself; but, I did come face to face with it when my mother was dying in the hospital. If he has family, he needs to gather them close and love on them as well as they love on him. If not, I will pray for your friend that he has accepted God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (Ghost). If he accepts God, he will never be alone or die alone. Besides, it sounds like he has a good friend in you. angel2

Marchmadness03central, Florida USANov 28, 2015

Steve this is up close and personal, my brother dies of Aids in 1989. I watched the horrors of death come slowly to ravish a body of it's life. Everything we once knew disappeared, faded with time.

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