sweet death

come sweet death,
   come dear death.
you are my friend;
   i am not afraid.

time is made of
   equal parts of
living and dying
   whirling in
miraculous fascination.

your black cowl
   cannot conceal
your loving eyes.

your shadow is
   made of
light.

who could embrace my
   heart more
passionately than
   you?

your kiss brings gifts of
   sleep & forgetfulness;
seeds of
   birth & wisdom.

your touch is
   pure compassion.

come kind death, &
   take me by the
hand

dreamily
   into the
next trance.