Though I walk through the valley of shadow and death
I see no reason to be afraid
The road sign says its five miles to hell
Straight ahead
And a light year to heaven hard left
But I follow the sign due west
And make my home six feet from irony
In a willow made out of bones
As I walk through this shaded realm with death
Each step I take is emboldened
And death is increasingly annoyed
Without doubt
These wounds upon me should stop me
I should be getting weak
But I make paint of the blood coming from me
And write a poem; taking my time
Though the shadows of death and hell are creeping
I cannot feel fear
The air is cool and crisp
Slight breeze
I scratch a line from my poem
Ponder on nothing for a moment
(If nothing is truly nothing, then why is it a word?)
I shrug my shoulders lightly
And go right back to work















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