Death



In the shadows of life
Death creeps unseen
Stalking the careless
And the unsuspecting
Preying on those
Living for the moment
In the blink of an eye
He steals their life force.
I've seen his face
And he knows mine too
The face lurking
in the shadows of the moon
The grim-reaper
The bearer of pain
I know his face
He knows my name.
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Submitted on July 05, 2013

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Jervis Dabreo

Jervis A. Dabreo (1979 - ) is a Grenadian author, blogger and high school teacher with a love for poetry and information technology. As of March 2013, he has published four (4) anthologies: Being Me (2000), In Times Like These (2001), Life Lessons (2013)and The Lord Is My Shepherd (2013) - which made it to the #1 spot of FREE anthologies on Amazon.com in just two days. Jervis currently lives in Grenada with his wife Anna and their two lovely daughters, Aimee and Jada.His blog is found at www.jervisdabreo.com/thetechcorner more…

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