Death's Weakness

Part 1:

Death

A friend to all,

But still an enemy,

Taking your final breath

He greets you with an open arm

When you must leave,

To join the dead.

He means no harm.

He stays in the graveyard, under the oak

Waiting for his next assignment

Hoping for some peace,

But only receiving ash and smoke.

A girl came to him, wailing,

Begging for her life.

His pity took over, and he saved her

She repaid him with blackmailing.

Finally, after a thousand years,

She was brought back to his tree,

Only to find he was no longer there.

She let out a few cheers.

She had escaped death.

But she would have to take over his post,

So she fell to the ground in agony,

And breathed her final breath.

Part 2:

He hid in the mist -

Alone.

Waiting, watching

Hoping for none to see him

He got assignments

Almost daily,

But there were never

Feelings.

He waited with dread,

Knowing he could never feel -

Never have a friend

For their fate would be sealed.

As his own had been

It’s been years,

Thousands of them.

He made no friends,

But many enemies.

He was the bad guy in life

The person everyone

Feared and hated.

He despised it.

Until a sunny day arrived

And so did his new assignment

A bright, cheery girl,

Though she wasn’t cheery today,

For today was her death day.

She sobbed and pleaded,

Begging for life.

Death would have denied,

But he was lonely.

He conceded,

Letting her go

In exchange for

Friendship.

She left him behind,

Promising to come back,

But she did so with a vengeance.

He was alone again, beaten.

Years passed,

And he knew -

He had to leave.

He needed to go home -

To the underworld.

He went quietly,

Not seeing the girl

For another couple thousand years,

And when she came,

She wept.

They were tears of joy

Mixed with a subtle sadness

She could have friends again,

But she doomed yet another

To the fate she hated.

Over time,

Many gained the name of

Death,

And many prayed for no feelings

For death hath but one fear -

Subjecting another to this fate.