Death Shall Conquer Poem by Colin Ian Jeffery

Death shall conquer with nowhere to hide
Giving no regard for colour, race or creed
Stalking both young and old with no quarter
Death the arch-enemy snatching away the living
Into that final darkness of eternal night
Where time no longer rules pressing hard.
All living things on earth must fade and die
Life so precious with every passing minute
Trying to keep focused within the fading light
Old age makes the mind wary of life's end
Ever listening for Death's echoing stride
Wanting to outpace life's final certainty.
I shall not surrender meekly to Death embrace
But rage with my last breath life is too short.