The price of living

Death came for me
To take away my life of glee,
So to stop the final kill
We struck a hefty deal.

Death said, “In order to be free,
You will have something to lose,”
So in order to pay this fee
I must find something Death would choose.

First I tried to give him a pear
But all I received was a deathly glare,
Then I tried something he might wear
But he acted like he didn’t care.

I rushed into the backyard
And tried to give him my turtle bob,
But he wouldn’t let down his guard
And continued to act like a snob.

Death point to a near by clock
And said, “time is almost up.”
I gasped in a frightful shock
And ran to grab my mother’s silver cup,

And with no such luck
He turned it down,
With no choice I went into my truck
And drove into town.

I started first at a mini mart
To see if he wanted some candy,
But his words broke my heart
When he said, “this is not fine and dandy.”

I frowned and realized this was not easy,
But I had an idea to gain the winning edge
Something I believed was rather cheesy,
But could guarantee to keep his pledge.

I stood my ground
Ready to tell what I had found.
I will give my heart and be your lover.
Thinking, Death began to ponder and wonder.

Giving me a skeleton grin,
I knew that I had won,
But I had committed a sin
For what I had just done.

Exchanging a handshake,
My life was mine to keep
The feeling was only skin deep.
Death had my love to take.

When the time will arrive
Into the darkness
I shall take my final dive
To embrace the blackness.

When I take my final breath
All I am shall be given to Death.







had to do an english assignment. The poem had to be at least 50 lines and it had to rhyme. I kinda liked my poem so I decided to post it.