Do not give me any death

 
Do not give me a young-age death
A hundred-mile-per-hour fatal crash
Or a wild-party-all-night OD
A silly challenge ending in a flash
Or a goofy fall from a tree

Do not give me a middle-age death
A sitting-on-the-stool stroke
Or falling asleep behind the wheel
A chicken wing on which to choke
Or a heartache that wouldn’t heal

Do not give me an old-age death
A regrettable absence of breathing
Or a let-it-all-go fall in the bathroom
A vile shutdown of the body writhing
Or both clogged-up lungs with rheum

Do not give me any sort-of death
A living hell with an unhappy person
Or a dulling, culling, killing 9-to-5
A bitter life only hate could worsen
Or a soul too cold and dead to thrive

Do not give me any other death
Than a quiet slumber on the sand
Or a ridiculous croaking from laughter
A fancy fall-in-a-black-hole end
Or a long hug with nothing after