Into The Great Darkness

(death) Into the great darkness Life's end We step closer by the day Fearful of becoming grave deep Body held within a coffin Food for the worms. In childhood We thought ourselves immortal Death being some distant stranger Visiting only sick and elderly Boisterous health our shield As we played our schoolyard games. In adolescence With hormones buzzing Our thoughts turned to sex Discovering new ecstatic pastimes Rejoicing in falling in love Experiencing Man's greatest pleasure of orgasm. In old age Mind focused on our frailty We try to pause time Ever conscious of the approaching darkness Knowing each hour is precious And the clock is ticking against us.