"The Eyes Of Death 1"

"The Eyes Of Death 1"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

In my dream we were all there

A class of one in the haze

Chosen to battle to death

The Victors smile only in the end

II

Yet in my experience

Something else was unique

I inhabited all the bodies

Both those dying and killing

III

And I experienced the pain of the lover

The ecstasy of the hunter

The resolve of those trying to survive

The fear of those afraid to die

IV

And in the end I wore that smile

That the Victor always wore

Yet inside my heart the shallows rang true

All of them were me and just you.

Optum , Quezon City. September 20 , 2021. 11:58pm. Poem 18 of 30.