Looking at the End (of Summer Scavenger Hunt)

So we made it through the month of August without anyone’s head exploding from dealing with all these poetry forms. I’m pleased with all the poetry I wrote and I enjoyed reading your poems. A big round of applause to all who persevered and attempted the End of Summer scavenger hunt! This last poem is for the last prompt – write a Blitz poem on the topic of death. The Blitz poem is kind of a stream of consciousness form but after you have it written you can tweak it a bit to make your point….

Live to Die
To be or not to be
To think is to live
Live fast
Live quickly
Quickly we run
Quickly we fade
Fade like photos
Fade away
Away from the race
Away from work
Work to eat
Work to play
Play at love
Play at life
Life lessons
Life keeps going
Going forward
Going toward the end
End the chaos
End the worry
Worry about family
Worry about debts
Debts owed
Debts not paid
Paid in full
Paid my way
Way to go home
Way it will be
Be calm
Be happy
Happy life
Happy death
Death comes
Death delayed
Delayed by love
Delayed by force
Force of will
Force death’s hand
Hand me over
Hand up to heaven
Heaven awaits
Heaven not denied
Denied the devil’s due
Denied extra time
Time marches on
Time to die
Die we must
Die to live
Must
Live

“Without a mother one cannot love. Without a mother one cannot die.” ― Herman Hesse