A Taste of Death

Today I had a taste of death
As I lay in a coffin
My mind was racing very fast
I wish I hadn't got in

But It gave me time to think of things
The future and the past
I took a breath, held it in
How long before I gasp?

I wondered if it felt like this
When death it comes our way
No time for second chances
Or for words you want to say

It made me feel quite grateful
For the things I have in Life
Being a sister and a mother
A Granny and a wife

But there's something I should let you know
Just between you and I....
I wasn't in a coffin
I was having an MRI

©.Diane Heron