Darkness suddenly came,
Without any warning;
Like the fleeting wind,
To disturb the calmness.

Life snapped by death,
In a flashing triumph;
At the blink of the eye,
There is no stopping.

There is extreme pain,
As death makes a strike;
Happy hearts retreat,
In the gloom of loss.

Gone: it is forever,
Beauty won't be there,
To give an inspiration,
For the accepting soul.

Elmer Romulo Valdez

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