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Death

March 26, 2015
By MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."


Death isn't unfamiliar to me,
But it takes me by surprise every time.
The pain never seems to fade;
How, if time heals all, can it heal a wound as deep as this?

You never know how or when death is going to strike;
One day, a person you love stands next to you; the next day, you get the news that they're gone.
Will I be able to be the same?
Am I strong enough to let the pain work itself into something different?

I see that death is unavoidable,
But it still hurts, no matter who it is.
No matter how many times death hits,
I know I am not alone to carry its weight.

People don't always know why people die when they do;
When someone dies at a younger age, it's like they've been taken before their time.
But death is a mysterious thing;
It's never what people think it should be, but is both a beautiful and sad thing.


The author's comments:

Though death is a natural part of life, it still hurts when you're the one left behind. Death is a mysterious thing, and though we can't control it, we shouldn't fear it, either.


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Noctiluca GOLD said...
on Mar. 28 2015 at 4:30 am
Noctiluca GOLD, Hyderabad, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"While some seek to find themselves, I shall seek to create myself."

a good thought put into writing this. keep it up!

on Mar. 27 2015 at 9:18 pm
Lilylovesmusic BRONZE, Placentia, California
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Such an amazing poem! Keep it up!