He felt a little pain He felt a little pain today And a lump. And as is the way with middle aged men He imagined it to be death. Not a fanciful death. It was a lump So he imagined it to be a cancerous growth. Then he set to dreaming of Death. He thought how Death is sometimes portrayed As the last lover Someone terrible, yet welcomed, and welcoming, With an embrace. But he knew that Death is too busy to embrace. Death is like a King with oh so many subjects. No doubt he is dutiful and cares for them all But He has so little time. So busy. So busy. And he felt that to wish to embrace Death Was disrespectful. Still, he welcomed Death. Which is not always the way with middle aged men. But some of us... Back to Poems lists . [Image]