Death loves life and life loves death
But what happens
When life steps into deaths crown
And death steps into life's shoes
And instead of starting with life
You start with death
You live your life but you aren't living it
Because you're dead
You go about your day
But just that one day
You open your eyes
Your family notices that you're missing
They don't see you
They can't find you in your casket
They can't find you in the grave yard
And then
They see your name on the list
You've gone over to "death"
Your blood is warm
You feel a pulse
Your eyes
Your eyes are open!
Instead of sleeping in a casket you sleep in a bed
Now you actually have to eat
You have to drink
You have to live
You stumble blindly through this new place
Blindly
But your eyes are wide open
There's no longer a white film over them
There's no more grave dirt in your mouth
There's nothing
You go back to your graveyard
Trying to find the door way to the world you came from
You go back to find your grave
But you're not there
You see your sisters
Your brothers
Your parents
Beating on the ground over your dads casket
Trying to ask him why you can't come back
Why this had to happen
When a gentle hand touches your shoulder
And you know that its the hand of life
But you don't want this you never wanted this.
You turn looking up into the bitter smiling face of a boy
Not much older than you
Telling you that death favored you so much
That he sent you to his betrothed eternal
To see if he'd favor you as much also
And as you're handed a cup
You're told
"Drink a little... And afterward come with me. Maybe we can get you to enjoy life a little."