Death has been identified as a grim reaper, an evil spirit, etc. but I see him/her more as a dog catcher . . . chasing us.
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Nobody escapes the dog catcher!
There’s no license to roam on one’s own . . .
sooner or later she’ll ensnare you . . .
wher’er you go, wher’er you be.
She will bring down her net of misery.
Nobody escapes the dog catcher!
Lacking compassion, her heart is stone.
This gal's goal is to collar you,
cast you into the pit of despair,
but your Master is everywhere.
Nobody escapes the dog catcher
who won’t even give a pooch a bone!
‘Catching’s’ her job -- give her what's due
Have faith, ne’er bite the hand that feeds you--
obedience isn’t something new.
Nobody escapes the dog catcher
though some recline in their Masters’ home.
In the end they'll all be dancin'--all them ones that didn't die.... Dance with me in the shadows amidst the lightning and the thunder, and all that nu-cu-lar debris. See the big bang from the other side, and then open that cellar door. Go down into
The fortunate inherit riches, prestige, positive notoriety. Those not so lucky bear legacies filled with poverty, infamy or, worse yet, the unhinged insanity and murderous urges of their ancestors.