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One Soul
Look in the mirror. Two eyes stare back.
One soul stares back.
Brown blue grey green – they all stare back.
One soul.
I’m in there too.
Four, three, two, one… Call it.
You close your eyes.
I stare back. –
Now let us think.
Many, oh many, has this world lost,
For fault that is mine, and at great cost.
These thoughts above reflect your mind,
Though a stunning surprise might you soon find.
Think about those who have passed away,
Who have passed away to better days.
In the voice of one we give this verse
To you, hoping former thoughts disperse –
For I regret the loss of life (how could we not?)
And this thought of “you against me” is rife
With error, and I think a single “us” is fine
For in me lay all who once called this Earth “mine”.
Now please open your eyes. I hope you see me.

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I was inspired by the prologue of The Book Thief by Mark Zusak, where the narrator is the voice of death personified. I was struck by Zusak's writing style and his ability to give such a distinct personality to something which is, in many ways, an abstract concept. I set out to present my own unique take on death, with my goal being to make the statement that death is an essential element of being human - seeing as this is something we naturally tend to avoid thinking about - but also make it seem less intimidating. My unique way of doing this was ultimately to show death as an amalgamation of every person who has ever died, making death utterly human and, in my eyes, more approachable.