DEATH

It can creep up so fast. A shiver in the night, then gone. A pain in the chest, wheezing, choking, then no more breath. A five letter word that implies so much. It is close friends with Emptiness, Hurt, and Vast Voids. Its favorite time to show up is when things seem to be going so well. But, by its presence, things go spiraling down. There is no way to stop or beat it, it just comes when it feels. A train in full throttle with no engineer. The most unnatural thing one may ever face. What comes after, not many know. For when they know they no longer can tell. One five letter word that affects so many. One five letter word that sends men crazy, women to fear, and children to weep. One five letter word, DEATH.