The Man Who Was Afraid To Die Poem by John KENT

He lived with a mortal fear of death

and savoured each and every breath,

and as each day passed swiftly by

he prayed to God he would not die.



The thought that he might soon be dead

filled him with a sense of dread,

and thus, he rarely ventured out

as he would not put his health in doubt.



But what he failed to realize

and took him by complete surprise,

that life caught up, then passed him by

- the man who was afraid to die.







6/3/2011