A Conversation with Death

Raheemat Ayinke
1 min readMay 7, 2024

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"The fatality of human nature is so fickle" she tells Death.

"A person could be living their best life the next thing a doctor is telling them they have a terminal illness and are dying soon. What about someone frustrated with the current state of their life but is hopeful of better days when a vehicle just come knock them down to their death with the thought of where their next meal will come from"

Death looks on in silence as she continued her monologue.
"What about me eh? What about me? I only wanted to be happy, I didn’t ask for too much. Yet here you are about to take me at the cusp of my happiness.

"Everyone’s death is predestined, you can cry all you want about it, but when it is each person’s turn no matter what your situation is you must go" Death explains solemnly.

"If I were a god, maybe you wouldn’t exist" She says.
"Let’s go child, enough of this, it is time"

"Yes, let us go, this is nothing new to you, but know in that cold mind of yours that this life is not fair"
Death smiles "ah yes, life is such an unfair game"

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