The Reaper


Pulled out of death
Reaper and stripper of life
Master of destinies
And destructor of hope

I pray for you all
Bound in existence
No issue and no time around
Like a bee in a bottle

Stuck in the dark
For all eternity
All in my grasp
No escape no forgiveness

In this lethal existence
Light and shine
Sparks of despair
And meaninglessness

Under the infinite skies
You writhe in pain
And misery and anger
In vain you plea

I won’t hear you
‘Cause you’re beneath me
Helpless and weak
From atoms to ashes

No memories left
Of the human kind
In the long run
Everything’s bound to disappear

Despite all, though,
Humanity survives
And your laughs and your love
Forever will resonate

In my head
In my hands, in my mind
In the whole universe
d dsbsrabhrBlindly ignorant of my authority

© Julie Turconi
Montréal, le 22 novembre 2013

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