Emulation of Yann Martel

Life is so beautiful

so beautiful that

Death has fallen

in love.

So deep in love

that he has

burrowed a hole

deep into the earth.

So deep that the only

light capable of

penetrating his darkness is the

light of Love.

 

Their love was bitter.

As Death loved Life –

loved her so much

that he stole

Life’s heart.

Over and over

again he would

envelope life in

his arms until

her lips turned blue

and her heart stopped

pumping.

 

That wasn’t the end though,

for Death would

find another Life

to love until her

lips turned blue

and her heart stopped

pumping.

 

It was a tragic story…

that of Death and

his love of Life. It was as if he

was fated to love her, but

could never have her.

Like the Moon

loved the Sun

but couldn’t have her.

They just chased and chased

and loved and loved –

until Death was the only one

left –

Left amidst the carcass of Life

and her blue lips.


The above is an emulation of a quote by Yann Martel, “Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud…”