Death Knocks

Death knocks its cold pale hand against the window,
Seeping through amidst the draft of the gentle breeze
to clench its next victim.
Lying unsuspecting in the cradle of life
robbed of the calm air rhythmically pulsing in and out
of lungs white as the snow that lie beneath the window.
Blood rushing like water on the titanic,
swells and swirls amidst the preexisting swirls
that once were vivid with life
now circumference the mechanism of life
slowly choked out by the cold pale hand itself.

 This is a poem that I wrote after awakening from a terrible nightmare. In my dream the hand of death snatched y beloved sister. Once I realized it was just a mere dream, not reality I was inspire to write. Lately this idea of how death snatched the unsuspecting through tragic occurrences has hit home. Many people experience loss of a loved one, and the way that people handle loss varies by person. Some people turn to drugs or alcohol for comfort and others unfortunately live their lives in denial of anything changing. In reality everything changes when someone that you are close to dies. Whether that person chooses to accept the loss, and healthy deal with the feelings of loss is up to them. People may try to be there and support the person who is grieving but essentially only the person knows when and how the best way to grieve and how long healthy grieving will be needed. To rush a persons grieving time is completely selfish and the worst possible thing that a caring friend could ever do. If you or someone is experiencing grief or loss of any kind i would strongly encourage you to seek the council of the Scriptures. You really would be surprised how many topics the Bible addresses and how if you earnestly seek the Lord; he will provide you with the proper guidance that you need for any situation in life. This knowledge that the Lord is always on your side throughout your many travels of life should inspire you to live everyday with the confidence and overwhelming joy to live everyday as if it were going to be your last. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone" ~ Matthew 24:36