A Date with Death

I have a date with Death,

It cannot be postponed,

He’s walking up my steps,

He’s come to take me home.

I have a date with Death,

It cannot be ignored,

He’s calling out my name,

He’s knocking on my door.

I have a date with Death,

I try to hide my fear,

I smile as I let him in,

I know the time is near.

I have a date with Death,

He’s set his hook in me,

I cannot break the line,

And swim freely out to sea.

I have a date with Death,

It cannot be postponed,

He takes me by the hand,

He’s come to take me home.

Bonnie Olan, Willow Creek

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