My Gravestone

     A gravestone at the head of a rectangular hole waits for me. I pull away but my name starts to be etched into the stone. I fight, I tug, and I cry out to no avail. The ground beneath me begins to sink around my legs so that I cannot run. I look behind and see that my birth date has already been etched into the stone. Death had begun writing the date of my death. His skeleton hands reached for me but they couldn't quite reach. I had a strong will to live but my protection slowly got weaker. The date was nearly finished and I pleaded that it would stop but Death's hand leaned over the stone and was not even an inch away from my shoulder. I pulled at the grass and dug into the dirt with my fingers. Could I not hold on for just a little longer? The gravestone, MY gravestone was complete and Death moved in front of me. His bone hand held my shoulder as his other hand pulled his hood away. I stared into his skull like face until he pushed me into the hole. I screamed as I fell. The weightlessness felt like it would kill me before I touched the dirt. I fell for what seemed like forever and then, my body hit the ground. It seemed to welcome it. I finally got peace as my soul left my lifeless body.

Author's Note

Well, we all are going to die someday so... This idea just came to me and I seized the moment to write it down. Hope you liked it!

Reviews

[JoeMcDonald]

I found it to be a bit repetitive with word choice. You use reach and reached around and around death and death all in the same sentences and that might warrant a revision.

[Macy A. Brown]

love this story. great explaining your feelings.

[Raven Starhawk]

I like this chapter. And it is true. We are all going to die someday. Though it may seem necessary it nevertheless seems also unfair.

[lovely-livia]

hahaha good thing u did seize the moment, its written beautifully!

[~ Moonlight ~]

Good, death can be daugniting... and scary, and you used that very well!

[lil lisa]

i love death and ur poem...its real...very real.

[TheElfPrincess]

A beautiful, breath taking story. You truly have talent for writing stories like this, so write more! Well done, a great story.

[Daytonight]

Wow! This is an amazing story. It gave me cold chills all over! Great writing here! You captured me at the very start. I found myself holding my breath until the end! Keep up the awesome work!