I often wonder if it's strange

that I have never been afraid

This thought that I have never shared

that never once have I been scared 

in quiet moments as I stared

through imagined eyes at deaths door

I have considered that it's age

my youth prevents a sense of dread

I am not one for suicide 

but feel that if today I died

I'd simply take it in my stride

and seek to answer 'what's it for?'

I love my life and bless each day

but it to me is just a game

A child of the digital age

with apathy in place of rage

I leave no mark upon the page

for us there can be no high score

I'm not depressed so is it strange

to appear to be detached this way?

Believe me I am quite perplexed

that wonder over what comes next

removes all fear from mind and chest

I'm not insane, I avoid death 

and always seek from life the best

joys and pleasures and request

that on the day my fate is met

regret is left behind for more...

Keyword: Death (thought I'd have a go)

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Posted by David Relic 2008-07-09 21:07:36 .... Your poem is well written, and i thoroughly enjoyed it. The final two lines were perhaps my favorite, but all together I thought it was excellent. Well done + Report this comment
Posted by Zombie Punk 2008-07-09 21:10:08 .... Aye, two lines were good but I really liked the line "a child of the digital age" but the entire poem was awesome. i thought it was better then the other ones. great work! + Report this comment
Posted by lemon 2008-07-09 21:14:59 .... Nice job! I've been thinking about getting on the 'death poem train' myself. I thought that these lines were very thought provoking 'I have considered that it's age my youth prevents a sense of dread' the young do feel invincible eh? + Report this comment
Posted by Sad Sara 2008-07-09 21:34:44 Wow! This amazing verse Dirk, it read so tired. I know that odd to say, and maybe it me fever, but it felt resigned all the while advocating life. Very, very cool Poetic effect. Aye, I believe I'm rather fond of such a hat trick. Oh yes, I love this verse very much. Keep well, 'Anna + Report this comment
Posted by flossy 2008-07-10 00:25:00 .... I like how the "death" thing has caight on with you poets.Good idea, nice too see different perspectives.Dirkin, you never fail to dissinpoint.Well done. + Report this comment
Posted by Amatayo 2008-07-10 01:04:29 .... WOW it is nice to see the death thing moving ahead. And to see your writing put up against this is nice. I really enjoyed yours for I fell the same way about my death. I really don't fear it. "I mean if it comes its like whatever." Hope to see more and more views of death. + Report this comment
Posted by Something Indecent 2008-07-10 14:46:17 .... Nicely done dirk. Thoroughly enjoyed this. I like the detached viewpoint that you use and the no regret mentality. 5 points! + Report this comment
Posted by C.R. Vard 2008-07-16 08:31:21 well written i liked the interpertation, and the rhythem. well done + Report this comment
Posted by chaabuk 2008-07-23 19:25:47 .... At times, thoughts of death but not suicide or depression occur to me. It is but natural. But I take each day as the final. Thinking about death is not going to improve matters. When death will come, I'll be all done. There will be regrets no more. + Report this comment
Posted by r.e.potter 2008-07-30 06:41:40 .... When we're young, we're invicable. When we're old, we become religious. Great poem of the unknown, the ultimate mystery. + Report this comment
Posted by onyxdragon 2008-08-06 10:32:50 Now you done it Excellently written, Dirk. But, now I fear I'm going to be pondering this one over and over. Thanks a lot. Just what I needed. Something else to distract me from my job. Ah, well. I really enjoy the poem. Appreciate the thoughts, even if it will have my brain going for a while now. :) "I don't mind. No, I... I don't mind." + Report this comment
Posted by Ashutosh 2008-08-29 00:48:02 .... Good poem. Thoughtful and well expressed. But I felt it was more about how you feel about life rather than about death. The finality of death could not be captured. I think this line has a problem: "but it to me is just a game" + Report this comment

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