I stumbled down the flight of stairs

Suspended in the air like a bird.

Then there was darkness.

I opened my eyes, face down,

My face wet with blood,

"You" hovered over me,

Ready to take me with you.

“I pray to God, let me live!” I shouted.

“I want to live! Lord have mercy!”

I kept shouting this over and over again

Desperately wanting to live

To be given another chance

Just when I felt your arm pulling me

Back into darkness,

I heard the loveliest voice a person could ever hear.

“Honey, are you alright?”

Hello my dear beloved Death

I’ve waited to feel your breath

Upon the back of my nape

Time for a final escape

My body’s sapped of vigor

My heart swells ever bigger

An existence well enjoyed

But it’s you I can’t avoid.

So I’ll leave this world with grace

And settle in your embrace

Salutations my dear friend

And now my afflictions end.