O Curvy and Gorgeous One,
Where did your beauty go?
It used to radiate like the sun,
Setting your being and life aglow.
Looks that turned all heads,
Male and even female too.
You tore suitors into shreds,
Breaking a heart or two.
Yet now the glow is gone,
The radiance is no more.
No admirers to fawn,
Or even try to score.
Then Death ever so grim,
Did your reflection even dim.
O Strong and Handsome one,
Where did your strength go?
Your life was full of fun,
Always leading the show.
The ladies swooned over you,
Wishing in your arms to melt.
From you, the men took their cue,
Before your suaveness, they knelt.
Yet now that physique is gone,
The striking looks no more.
No dainty admirers are drawn,
To your now very lonely door.
Then Death ever so grim,
Did your reflection even dim.
You Cold and Stealthy One,
Why do you plague us so?
Must you always stun,
Such misery always sow?
No one is safe from you,
Then your cold fingers reach far.
Into each psyche you finally tattoo,
Pain and a deep, endless scar.
Thus into living, we must fully dive,
And our time wisely use.
Each minute we must strive,
Our lives with the good to infuse.
Then Death ever so grim,
Will soon our reflections even dim.
© Nana Dadzie Ghansah 2018