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A Girl’s Best Friend

April 14, 2023
By Anonymous

Death lives in her

just the same as it loves her

with its heart that sounds like

home when it beats

Death becomes her

just the same as it knows her

with its eyes that shine like

gold when they blink

Death carries her

just the same as it welcomes her

with its open arms that feel like

its okay when they hug her after a hard day

Death loves her

just the same as it lives in her

with its mind that thinks like

a child now tainted

Death knows her

just the same as it becomes her

with its arms that remember like

a computer that has been cared for

Death welcomes her

just the same as it carries her

with its hands that hold like

she’s the most important thing in the world


The author's comments:

I wrote this piece in response to Mary Oliver's "When Death Comes."


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