A Kiss Upon the Cheeks of the Dead

As death trembles upon thy lips

I bend and lay a kiss

As a soul and mind slowly slips

I bend and lay a kiss

As death takes those of innocent eyes

Where purity lies

They slowly die

Yet,do the angels cry?

Sometimes ,I hear

The screams of the dear

Souls that have departed

Yet,whenever I do

I think of the truth

Of the young and broken-hearted

— Calliope, Oct 24, 2007

About the Author

Region, Country: New York, USA

Critiques

IKnowNoBox

18 years 7 months ago

As death Takes those of innocent eyes

Lacy you spark the light to my candle Thank you. In ink, I Know No Box

orgami

17 years ago

Poe and Lovecraft

i remember my mother taking my brother and I to our grandmothers funeral Addisons in Huntsville early seventies (Huntsville Forester?) Pearl Schamehorn My little brother loved my grandma and he didnt want to go but my mom made him tip up to the casket and kiss her on the cheek I guess they did that in the day I dont know if it affected him I dont think I did maybe I blocked it Anyway a great Poem dark as they come and yet mortality is here always with us where did we find our notion of immortality

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