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Oath
October 18, 2021
Death.
such a bittersweet fate
with the worst aftertaste.
Promise me
you won’t say goodbye.
that it won’t be the last time.
and swear
you’ll always open up your eyes.
i’ll believe you, even if it’s a lie.
to leave
means to realize absence.
those i cherish
that will be gone.
alone.
is then what i become.
© Elisabeth R., Elmont, NY
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I hope to convey with this piece the fear I have of one day needing to face the loss of those I hold close to my heart. My poem is titled "Oath," specifically because it is a plead to death not to take those I love. The actual oath can be read when connecting together the first lines of each stanza: "Death. Promise me and swear to leave those I cherish alone."