When Death Suddenly Strikes Poem by Hebert Logerie

Death continues to shock us
Death will not stop striking us
It is a natural phenomenon
It is a sad oxymoron
When death comes without invitation
The only option is to welcome her
Without words, with pleasure, and resignation
When she strikes, we put out head together
To deal with the unknown and our past
We think about our own fate
About our ultimate date
About our loved ones, who have passed
And we become unnecessarily upset, mad
Disoriented, helpless, hopeless, and sad
When death strikes, things become crazy
We lose it for awhile, we become unhappy
It is not a pretty thing
When one can do nothing
About something.

Copyright © April 22,2016 Logerie Hébert, All Rights Reserved
Hebert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.