Final Harvest

 --
To quote replicant Leon--
  'Do you know what it's like to live in fear?'

Some don't need reaper season paraphernalia
lighting up All Hallows Eve
to be reminded our lives bump down their path
surrounded by ghosts

Fighting to keep my eyes open
staring into oncoming death since I was twelve

Fighting to make peace with the fact
it will likely creep over my shoulder
to snuff my last bewildered breath in mute surprise
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