Death

 

If God is Change

Death is Certainty

there are no questions

or details left unattended

nothing left to Chance

(who would undoubtedly be

some haughty and commanding figure)

Death knows both you

and the itinerary

inside and out

 

Death will appear

in the form through which

you can best comprehend

the gravity of the situation –

their expression is wry

as if they are

always a step ahead of you

and they are

a sardonic sense of humor

is necessary

for the particular task

 

As well as curated kindness

like a nurse

with a frightened patient

like an old friend

a guide

a guardian angel

or a kind top

walking you home

when it’s time to go