The Grim Reaper
https://wallpapers.com/wallpapers/grim-reaper-rainy-night-5w3t8wte90wquc2c.html In the sweet morning air bright, A little lizard sat upon the wall Across from my window. Dead-like still and snug she was. All flat, and dark greyish concealed. I could not have noticed her But for the repeated darts Shot at the passing ants. Then crept up, a scowly cat noiseless And the fiery dragon was carried off To be the dinner of a skulking hunter. The predator had become the prey The devourer became the devoured The watcher indeed knows not that he's watched. We are the victims of our own plots, The carvers of our own destinies; Whilst we prey on others, We are preyed upon. Whilst we close in on others, We are enclosed upon. Whilst we focus on others, Life-changing ideas go unprocessed. And by us many opportunities pass Unnoticed, untaken, untested. And before we know it, The curtains are closing upon us; The dark angel is at our bedstead, His raised scythe descending... Tamale 03/