Death

Roses are red, Violets are blue, I kissed a cow, And thought of you. The cow, it died, of a strange disease, Which I soon caught, With effortless ease. And now, as I lay here, Dying on my bed, I wish you were here, To take this pain out of my head. My ears are ringing With a voice I know so well, My heart is hurting, Cracked like the Liberty Bell. Can someone stop this pain? I'm begging you, please! If I could I would Get down on my knees. My breath grows short, My sight grows dim, All this pain is drawing me Closer to Him. Then, all is gone, My world goes black, My head goes limp, My body goes slack. All is lost, All I loved, It stays here, As I go above. I look down on myself, Lying there on that bed, Finally, at last, The pain has left my head. Yet, it hurts me, To see that lifeless form, And suddenly, there is another, A person at the door of my dorm. Mother, oh mother, Please, take heart, I know that you will miss me, But you have done your part. Now my friends, all of them, Gather around my bed, I look at each of their faces, So shocked to see me dead. I want to shout, No, no! I am here! Then I hear that voice, That little voice in my ear. 'You must leave, Don't try anymore, There is something Much better in store.' I follow the voice, So little, so small, I follow it from my room, Leaving behind them all. We go up, further away Than I had ever gone, I ask the voice when Our journey will be done. After a while, he replied, 'We are here.' I looked around, surprised That we were already there. Everything is bathed in light, Brighter than the sun, Everyone there didn't seem To be having a lot of fun. 'Farewell,' I whispered to the world, 'I won't be gone long. Soon I'll be back, Right back where I belong.' Written October 5th, 2001 © on Oct 05 2001 12:04 PM PST   10 • 0