Dylanesque ~ a Villanelle
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:40 pm

I‘ll go when I’m ready and not before
‘tis none but i who will decide my fate,
I am not prepared to go through that door
Still in the moonlight the tide laps my shore,
Grim Reaper and friends will just have to wait,
I’ll go when I’m ready and not before
My soul is ageless, with death I will war
and still I have desires that I must sate,
I am not prepared to go through that door
With my life fulfilled I want even more,
I refuse to pass through heaven’s open gate,
I’ll go when I’m ready and not before
My spirit still rises and wants to soar,
the funeral appointment will be late.
I am not prepared to go through that door
My feet are firmly standing on the floor,
intentions to live much longer are great.
I’ll go when I’m ready and not before,
I am not prepared to go through that door
© Stella Armour 2012