Death
most don't say it
some scared to tempt it
others cannot imagine it
some fear it
others blame it
see an unfairness to it
some glad to see it
all face it
just the same
some run toward it
some run away from it
some cry out for it
others try to outrun it
young dont know it
youth wearing their badge of
immortality challenge it
middle age become indifferent to it
or risk averse
and weary of it
old may try to avoid it
most see the inevitability of it
others their bones
or minds ache for it
some greet it
see a long awaited sleep through it
or a gateway opened by it
while others see the full stop.
we are often shocked by it
see the loss of it
and grieve the space
left by it
Wendy Bremner
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