Kiss of Death

As she toddled by,

The flowers started to droop,

“Ashamed that she was prettier than the flowers"

Reasoned I.

The bright sun buried his face behind a cloud,

Casting grayness, along her path,

"Ashamed that she was brighter than the sun"

reasoned I.

Even time seemed hesitant to flow

"Ashamed that her motion was smoother

and unpredictable than the flow of time"

reasoned I.

Though conscious of my following her,

She pretends to be unaware of my presence, and

With a smile, quickens her pace.

As she flitted into a dark alley,

It felt as if the darkness itself foraged,

to seek sanctuary behind her.

soon, I lost track of her,

as I stood there lonely, in the dark alley,

Overcome by darkness around me and grief as well,

drowned in sorrows of my life, I stood.

"You seem to be in great sorrow"

A melodious voice remarked.

I brightened up, sorrow and darkness long forgotten,

I turned around and faced her.

"After a kiss of mine,

None of an Evil, shall ever befall you"

she assured me with a pleasant smile.

I smiled and closed my eyes,

I felt her lips on my cheek.

"What might your name be?"

Asked I.

"DEATH" came back the whisper

And, I thereafter never opened my eyes.

Indeed, It was true,

"After a kiss of hers,

None of an Evil shall ever befall me,

For there was no greater Evil,

Than, the Kiss of Death".