Death and Life sat together
Watching as the sun
Went away that night and said
Goodnight to everyone
Death was looking at Life
Whose head was pointed to the ground
Why my beautiful Mistress
Do you carry such a frown?
Life replied sadly,
I am sad to only see
That tears and screams await you
And all the smiles go to me
Death now understood
Why his mistress was depressed
I can't explain it all, said he
But I'll try to do my best.
Death, hand in hand with Life,
Started to explain,
I am a Truth that can't be outrun,
But you are a Lie that they live away.
You are merely temporary,
But I am always imminent,
Although they want the opposite
I am stuck forever, permanent
But isn't there- said Life
Who was promptly stopped by Death,
No, he answered, there's none.
So she cried through broken breaths
Death heard a familiar ring;
And all too familiar it was.
I must be going.
And you should leave as well,
For reasons you should be knowing.
Yes, said Life
Through her broken cries,
For you are the Unwanted Truth,
And I am their Beautiful Lies.
Death began to chuckle,
Yes this is true.
That every Truth ends with me,
And every Lie begins with you.
So they walked away together
And through the hospital doors,
One to tell a Truth,
And the other to Lie once more.
I based this poem off of a cute comic I saw on tumblr. ^_^