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Aug 2015
Threw it away (The Kiss Of Death)

She walks through the forest barefoot and cold
She used to be young then she grew old
Used to glide across the dance floor
Endless suitors knocking at her door
Time slipped by and left her alone
The hourglass turned and left her a crone
She used to dazzle with just a smile
Was at the top of every trend and style
It fled away with the leaves of fall
Now all she has is death's call
The winter's snow has come to stay
She cannot escape, gone is the light of day

It's been so long since she felt any cheer
Eternal night brings mystery and fear
Death's embrace is stiff and cold
After so many years she decides to be bold
She walks through the forest unto her death
Watches the mist that is her last breath
What is before her she doesn't know
So tired she lays down in a bed of snow
The cold covers her and eases her journey
She relaxes and lets go of her worry
The days are past when she had a care
When her skin was soft and so fair
The days are gone to never return
When for love she would yern
Her last thoughts pass through her mind
Non of them are beautiful or kind
She starts to think she gave in too soon
Longs for the days when for her men would swoon
With cheeks so rosey and lips so red
She could get anything with the promise of her bed
But death is cruel without a care
His judgement never seems fair
He is not your lover or your friend
Your stubbornness does not offend
His only affection is the kiss of death
As he steals away your life's breath
Scott Lipka
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Scott Lipka
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