plein [W] — (iii)

everyone dies

there’s few have the courage
the skill
to influence when

i don’t

but everyone dies
everyone
everyone dies
you can’t control the when
only maybe
the influence

which is why
the threat of death
is no threat at all
it’s the threat
of the inevitable
it’s like threatening
weather tomorrow

which is why
the death penalty
is no threat at all
it’s the threat
of the inevitable
it’s like threatening
sun tomorrow

except
of course
to those
who fear

they’re the ones who threaten
the scared of death
the scared of the unavoidable
the scared of the certainty
threatening
what will happen
anyway

which is why
the threat
of life imprisonment
is the threat
of the courageous