Slipped Away

Death Unveiled

Death in all its mystery
Should never be unveiled
The ugliness of loss of life
And hopes and dreams that failed
I saw a girl in bed with death
Consumed by its lecherous hold
I watched death feed on her life's force
As she changed from young to old
Before my eyes her spark expunged
Her spirit lay defeated
No fight inside no will to live
All her memories had retreated
I saw a girl too tired to live
I watched her inside erupt
Left with only anguish and a living shell
Waiting for her body to catch up
Her lifeless face, her fear of days
She wanted it to be over
I couldn't save her from herself
Her soul exposed without cover
I said good bye and watched her die
I've never seen such sorrow
She beckoned death in her surrender
She had no more tomorrow
I watched her die with eyes wide open
No color in her face
As death devoured her remaining life
For in this world she had no place
You should never die from the inside out
Or unveil death's mystery
I have never seen a more tragic sight
When the girl I watched was me