Tell Me the Difference (Poetry)

Tell me the difference

Between love and death,

We fear them both

As they take our breath.

When we move on

From one to the next,

You can feel the beat

Deep in your chest.

With the first,

It’s a flutter

And the last,

A stutter.

Both so different

Yet the same all in one.

Who beat beautifully in time,

And keep such a rhyme.

So please,

Tell me the difference

Between love and death.

We thank them both

As they take our breath.