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When Death Comes MAG

June 3, 2009
By Micaela De La Cruz BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
Micaela De La Cruz BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
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When death comes
Like sweat falling into an open wound
When death comes and takes every dream you've ever slept upon
By shaking you until you can't control yourself;
When death comes like a fever infusing your body;

When death comes
Like a grain of sand stuck in the eye
I want to step through the burning coals wondering what I have in store.

And therefore I look upon everything
As a polished antique;
And I look upon time as nothing more but a speed limit
And I consider imagination as another cracked window

And I think of each cloud as a magic carpet,
Wanting to take me away and show me
That I have nothing to fear –
Not even death

And each tear as hopeful as a baby learning to walk
And each smile as giving as the woman handing her last dollar
To the homeless man

When it's over, I want to say; every waking day
I was a princess born to happiness.
I was a prince praised for courage.

When it's over I don't want to regret much or cry myself to sleep.
I don't want to look at myself in the mirror eclipsed with pain and guilt
I don't want to be sorry for living a boring and careful life


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on Jun. 25 2013 at 11:31 pm
Charlize_Marie GOLD, Goose Creek, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

The use of repetition here is effective and works with the "flow" of your poem. When you said " And I look upon time as nothing more but a speed limit" it gives your readers a mental image of something going at speed limit, that no matter how slow and steady, it'll get to its destination 

on Jan. 5 2010 at 4:16 pm
ghostfan16 BRONZE, Elgin, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"I'm nobody's stepping stool. Get it, got it, GOOD!"

I thought it was inspiring. I think it kind of says that death is kind of like a nightmare that you can't wake up from. Then it goes on to say that you shouldn't fear death because the clouds will take you away from that.

on Jan. 4 2010 at 7:14 pm
abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down." - T.S. Eliot

Neither do I... I'm sure a lot of people can connect with this, it's great!