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Death Was In A Cheerful Mood

An allegory of sorts

Carlo Zeno
Catharsis Chronicles
2 min readJan 8, 2025

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Death got off
to a great
start

on this young,
fresh-faced
2025

laughing at
long-suffering
Life

with his little
worries and
cares

Death had
nothing to
lose

as she was
already
dead

not even boredom
seemed to
upset her

she did what she
wanted when
she wanted

which this morning
meant spying
on Life —

giggling at his
pathetic
gestures

his medical concerns
and his financial
foibles

his stupid vanities
and his precious
words

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Carlo Zeno
Carlo Zeno

Written by Carlo Zeno

Top writer in poetry and satire. Migrant. Expat. INFP. Poet. Satirist. Tragedian. Tutor. Public Servant.

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