The Final Shadow
/Its name is taboo
we do not utter it
for fear that speaking of Death
may bring it forth
Yet no one can escape it
when death is approaching
all other concerns must yield
It offers no leniency
no negotiation
no reprieve
it is the absolute certainty
The very thought of it
can hollow the spirit
and flood the heart with dread
When its shadow falls
so dark and foreboding
life itself trembles
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States