Team Ahimsa Blog Relay, Various Contests

Death hates his job. His poetic resignation.

LOUD AND CLEAR

They want to stay on Earth,
They don't want to go away
I don't want to take them
I want to let them stay!

Chuckling children, prancing, playing
Gregarious grown-ups, planning, praying
Guys, gals, giggles galore
I can't make them stop, I want more!

Don't tell me it's necessary,
Though I know that's true
It's hard to be the one
to tell them they're through.

I won't do it anymore
I don't like it a bit
And, here's what I'm saying
Everyone - I QUIT!

Son, daughter, sister, brother
Everyone loves life
I can't break up the family
Watch a loving husband mourn a wife.

I don't want the wailing
I don't want to make them sob
So here's what I'm saying
I QUIT this job!

Teachers, students, artists, musicians
All with hope in their heart
I can't darken their eyes
I won't tear them apart.

Pets, farm animals,
Wild ones free
Little piggies, pretty butterflies
All fascinate me

I can't stop the chattering
The clucking and the braying
So, I QUIT
That's what I'm saying!

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