To live is to die

To smile is to cry

To hope is to fear

To speak is to hear

To laugh is to taste

The bitterest waste

To lose is to win

To do good is to sin

To cheer is to sigh

To know is to ask why

To live is to die

This poem is from my anthology book 'Dark Places' (available here on Wattpad), and is told, in the first story of the book, by Death himself. I had an amazing comment from SpookySarang saying they were in love with the book (thank you!), so I thought I'd post it here.