Death's Queen

It loomed behind her

Like a fallen angel

Always in her shadow

Watching her every move

It whispered in her ear

Causing doubt to bloom in her heart

And fear to haunt her thoughts

At night, it stood over her bed

Forcing her to stay awake

Sleep became impossible to achieve

Without experiencing a horrific nightmare

Her screams echoed through

The empty house

Falling on the deaf ears

Of the ghosts in the hall

Afraid to leave but

Terrified to stay

She waited helplessly

To be saved

But nobody came

The Darkness closed in

The Air escaped her lungs

Her Heart began skipping beats

Before her Life was done

Death was looming nearer

It beckoned to her

Like an old Friend

So warm and inviting

Death called to her in

The honey-sweet voice of a mother

Calling out to her child.

She stopped fighting the inevitable

She gave into her fate

Her breathing slowed

Her heart beat less

And Time stood still

Death wrapped His skeletal arms

Around her frail figure

Welcoming her to his Dark realm

His icy kiss graced her forehead

Sealing her fate as His new

Queen of the Dead

He courted her for so long

Watching her from afar

Moving ever closer

Hoping to feel an ounce

Of her Love

But finally,

She accepted his love

Death, the King of the Underworld, Himself

Now knew Love in his new

Queen, who was now by

His side

Forever.