06-27-2017, 04:11 AM
Yes, that portion implies personification. Death can certainly take on many forms in poetry. I am thinking in that portion Death is represented as a separation from God, "where is thy victory?" in that believers are joined with God into life everlasting ("to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"). I guess I look at death differently. I don't know why I allow it to be a sting, really. I guess I just miss the person who has gone on and that feels like a sting. I actually see death as an entry to real living, leaving this place called Earth where we only pass through, like a vapor. Once I leave this earthsuit, I step into REAL life. Where no sin is, no pain, no hurt, no war, no sadness. There shouldn't be a sting of death for me, but because I miss someone terribly, it feels like a sting. I've been stung and it lasts, lingers, then healing comes...hopefully. I'm saying too much. Wonderful, thought provoking, emotional write. Thanks again!
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