Cheating Death
written by: Rita B. Rose
The reaper was posting names in Grim Scrolls
He sat his blade in the dirt with a clink
Surnames were etched upon gray granite stone
And when mine was carved I let out a shriek!
Inch by inch I neared the fixed reaping tool
My stoney stare on death personified
Glad a hoodie concealed this ghastly ghoul
As I seized his sickle with a hushed cry
We battled for many souls in twilight
under a crescent moon who blind his orbs
thus, swiftly I pilfered Death’s steely scythe
and me and Moon howled ‘til we could no more
For we had quelled death’s unwelcoming knell
Life was prolonged for a brief winter’s spell
Rita B. Rose is a published author, poet and playwright and is currently Long Island’s LGBTQ poet laureate. Her poems have been published in anthologies abroad and in the United States of America. Rita Rusty Rose is Long Island's 2024 Poet of the Year.
Latest posts by Rita B. Rose (see all)
- Midnight Approaching - November 2, 2024
- Cheating Death - November 1, 2023
- Delirium - March 2, 2022
