Death In His Eye



All of us,
Condemned
To the same,
Unknown,
Fate.

All of us,
Keeping morale,
Up high.

All of us,
Smiling our
Smiles
Of self-
Deception.

All of us,
Maintaining
The status-quo.

All of us,
Keeping
The faith,

Anything
But to look
Death
In his eye.



Poetry by Esti D-G
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Written on 2008-03-16 at 23:08

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Neelima
I like the use of apt words. The poem is direct and pithy.
2008-03-18


Kathy Lockhart
powerful!
2008-03-17