Death's Reflection

A grim encounter with a mirror.

I looked eye-locked with death today.
This is what I happened to see:
An unnervingly odd being
that looked exactly like me.

Allergy-red eyes,
caterpillar brows,
a crooked nose;
mid-life jowls.

Receding hair line,
gangly front teeth,
gray whiskers,
and crows’ feet.

“Screw you,” I said.

“You, too,” said Dead.

I begged, “Leave me.”

Dead said,

“When I leave you,

you do with me.
As it has ever been,
and so shall it be.”

Reviews

[Mockingbird]

love your wry sense of humor. this is a rarity. to laugh in death's face. the inevitability will follow but at least you told it to screw himself. and it's hilarious that dead looks exactly like you. fantastic piece.

[Kid Kirby]

Very cool! I see that very thing staring back at me in the mirror occasionally. I like the "screw you" line.

[Seshat Nidaba]

Death is my favorite poetic topic, and you did it justice here. We are our own best judge, our best friend, our own greatest enemy.

Most memorable lines:

"An unnervingly odd being
that looked exactly like me."

[Buzz_Reynolds]

Really cool write! I much enjoyed it!

[Gobinder Singh Dhindsa]

Really Lovely writing!
I like whole wording.
Keep it up!
Do you read mine too Anguish and She..
God bless you..
Lucky!

[Mary]

wonderful my favorite line is " An unnervingly odd being " its a very vivid desription

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Nice Logic.... contemporarely important, thanks for sharing.

[Black]

I like it really

[Linda]

Likey

[Becky C Strukamp]

A unique poem...well penned