The Very Thought Of Death I Do Fear Poem by Francis Duggan

The very thought of death I do fear
And I welcome the birth of every new year
For I know it might well be my last
As time it keeps on ticking fast
Yes time it does keep ticking away
And for all of us a last night and day
Many believe in a life after death
Or is that it when we draw our last breath?
Though death brings an end to life's worries and stress,
I fear the darkness of nothingness
It is a fact and facts don't lie
That humans are born to die
Just like the cow or dog or sheep
Each sleep nearer to our last sleep.