DAMN man this is pure grade KICKASS! I love this poem. I love the concept. I love the imagery. I love the whole thing.

I like how you conveyed the Reaper as our friend. Most people don't usualy think of him as that, but sometimes he can be our friend. Not in a suicide way, but in a way that sets us free from what we cannot free ourselves from. Like a war-torn land, or from a disease. I will not treat death as an enemy, but embrace it as a friend and saviour, leading me from this wretched world. (I'm not suicidal! thought I'd clarify!)

i really like this, it is pure grade kickass, definately. but, is the person narrating actually the grim reaper? i kinda got the feeling that the narrator was life telling us to lay down and fall asleep and that .. i don't know.. guess not. there is something jesus-y about this (in a good way): "live your life now because i will come back for you." sounds like your life is being lived in that grave, and soon 'whoever' will be back for you... i don't know.. i really like the poem though.

I love the way that you have portrayed death. It is so nice for someone else to think of him/her as the final healer and last refuge from pain. In the early religions, that's what he was supposed to be. So this is so great... I enjoy in mass amounts, and if it would be okay, I would really love to have this on my character sheet for a D& D character I have with the name of Douse Morte (sweet death)... She's kind of like the reaper, but in a good way... putting things that don't deserve to live out of their misery and what not.... She's a GOOD GUY! So yeah, again rockin poem.... MINE NOW! (only to the favories list and maybe to my char sheet with the proper permission, of course)

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i went to an art show yesterday. and i saw this really ugly painting. the guy was asking for three thousand dollars... i thought to myself "huh... i could do that .... and i wouldn't even charge three thousand dollars..."

~astrayed-faery

Michael, Nice poem. You are so good *whimpering* i wish i was as great as you. your poems makes people imagine. Like you're in it. This poem is kind of romantic.. i guess lol and it's pretty cool when you talk about death.. Hmm. I wonder where you get this poem. Reply back!!
anyways, i love this poem muah muah

Thanks honey dearest for the comment. I love ya

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"Sometimes I gaze into my reflection, but the only thing I see is my sorrow"

oh wow that's really great.. awesome job! i love how you took a whole new outlook to death.. as if it's a good thing.. a happy ending.. awesome job!

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"You only live once -- but if you work it right, once is enough."
-Joe E. Lewis

mmm....?....i kinda like this one, but jus for me, it was hard to follow....?!

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"...'cause i need to watch things die from a distance
vicariously i, live while the whole world dies
you all need it too, don't lie...
why can't we just admit it?"

-TooL "VICARIOUS" (10,000 dAYS)

Awesome. for lack of a better word.

Excellent poem. Great work - as always.

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"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing!" - Homer Simpson