I like to entertain
the thought
of Death
I don't know why
I would ever play around
with something
that I fear
so much
it's like a pyrophobic
who plays with fire
I like to tempt
Death
with smoke
or glass
or a gun
or something
that I shouldn't have
why?
it's fun
it's a thrill
it's exhilarating
to stand on a ledge
and look down
to teeter on the edge
barely holding on
to dance in the fire
to sing to a blade
it's free
it's wild
and oh so tempting
to wonder
what would happen
if you just went a little further
than before
each time
you get a little closer
just a step
an inch
closer
to the real thing
eventually
cheap imitations
won't satisfy this lust
for your own
grave
and Death will decide
that the games are over
and the real fun can begin
or end
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...
