a/n Another freeverse! :)
There are
3three3
times you
d/i/e
in this world,
my grandfather once told me
The moment you
Take your
f-i-n-a-l
breath
The moment your
body is
c.o.n.f.i.n.e.d
to the
cold earth
for the rest of eternity
The final time you die
is the one
-is the death-
that when you
think about it
never should happen
If death ever
*should*
happen at
all
It's that moment
-at some point in the future-
that is the last time
your name
is
spoken by
a
l|i|v|i|n|g
soul
..
Unless of course
your name is
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Or by chance
IRENE ADLER
for if your name happens to
be either of those
then you get to die
and the promptly
a few h/o/u/r/s later
rise from the grave
without
batting
an
eyelid
For you t/h/e/r/e is a
f|o|u|r|t|h death
((or should it the first, for it
comes before the other three?))
the day you cease to exist as
the person you were
and you take up the deception
of stepping into the shoes
of
another
..
For one
(ireneireneirene)
this
FIRST
death
is
permanent
and she will never
again walk in the shoes she once did
..
For the other
(sherlocksherlocksherlock)
death is but an
obstacle
to be overcome
another deduction to make
And one day
Not now
Not even soon
He will take to the stage as
The man he used to be
..
I hear you ask
Yell
Why do these
two
Unremarkable people
-just two names out of billions-
get to have a dress run of death
Get to cheat it
And try again
If they don't get it right
..
The first thing I would point out is that
they are anything but
unremarkable
((theconsultingdetective
and
TheWomanwhobroughthecountrytoitsknees))
Another thing I'd like to note
Is that
they
S
U
F
F
E
R
E
D
Their 'first' death
was not a dress run
-it's not that easy
death never is-
because
for all
i\n\t\e\n\t\s
and
p/u/r/p/o/s/e/s
Irene Adler is dead
and she will never
live again
The Woman
who walked in
her shoes
however
lives to fight another day
but at a
c-o-s-t
Everything she was
[e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g]
was left behind
when she slipped out of one
pair of shoes
and donned another
and that is h/a/r/d
even if you
are like her
and you pretend that
n{o}t{h}i{n}g you were
matters
..
For him though
it was harder
in some ways
and easier in others
It was no d:r:e:s:s run either
though
/=.don't. .let. .him. .fool. .you.=\
For he had a purpose
A reason that
He had to die
And disappear
But he still left behind
[e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g]
But
unlike
The Woman
he
STILL
has his shoes
So that one day
when his job is over
He can put them back on again
And voila
Sherlock Holmes will rise from the grave
..
You still ask me
Why these
2TWO2
are so special to warrant such
t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t
So I will tell you
S
O
M
E
T
H
I
N
G
C|H|E|A|T|I|N|G death is easy
when you put your mind to it
-especially easy, though
if you are
The Woman or Sherlock Holmes
because clever minds
they think alike-
So go on give it a try
But let me just tell
You one
Small
Thing
first
Its staying dead
That's the hardest part
And I will always
be
amazedastoundedshocked
that
The Woman
And Sherlock Holmes
managed it
But then
again
they are anything but unremarkable
..