Those Who Die Peacefully in their Sleep

This is an ode ___ to all of those
Who slip away___beyond the day
Sometime at night___with head bowed low
Deep in their sleep___nowhere to go
Such sweet relief___in mother’s eye
When I reply___how grandpa died
A steady calm___his sleeping form
As I alone___sat at his side
I never told___how he went out
In truth awake___with knuckles clenched
Attempted scream___that lost its breath
Some terror seen___from sightless eyes
Category:Poetry