Do We Fear Death Now? Poem by Thomas Duncky

Do we fear death now?
When life has been this to us
Terrible, grievous and foul
And miserable, unfair and too much fuss

Do we fear death now?
Why should we put on our running shoes
As if when we die there is anything to lose
No need to put on our running shoes for now

Do we fear death now?
As if reason has there been for us to live
Yes, life is God's to give
But it seems breathing is the only reason left to live now

Do we fear death now
When we know it is just an endless sleep
That will free us from our sorrows rooted and deep
We won't fear death now, we'll wait till it comes to hand us our final bow
We won't fear his silent creeping shadow
But until then we must happily keep watching this sad show