As The Heavens Fall by Threnody

Supersession Of Breath

by Threnody· from As The Heavens Fall

Nor dread nor hope attend A dying animal A man awaits his end Dreading and hoping all Many times he died Many times rose again A great man in his pride Confronting murderous men Casts derision upon Supersession of breath He knows death to the bone Man has created death [W.B. yeats - 1865-1939]