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Life and Death


Life is like a car without brakes

Except on fire and filled up with snakes

It frantically flies, as if scraping the skies

And will probably end up in a lake

 

But life has a deadline in mind

You will die if you’re rude or you’re kind

Whether you die with a splash or a horrible crash

Death is the truth we all find

 

So don’t worry about when you’ll die

We get there at different times

Some deaths take a week, some die in their sleep

And some even fall from the sky

 

So death is no reason to fear

Millions breathe their last breath every year

so just rest assured that your death is assured

And someday your time will be here

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I'm a Grad student now studying Biochemistry and Biophysics (not sure how I got there). I guess I've been using this site for nearly 8 years now though sometimes I went years without writing much of anything. I write what I feel and I write what I need to let go of. Sometimes I write about a dream or a nightmare I had, If I can tell the difference. I fell in love for poetry in high school and continued to write in college. I hope to publish a book someday as well (leave a comment if a poem speaks to you). P.S. My Instagram is @CottonCandyPoems

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