What is life?
  Devouring
  Consuming
  Clawing
  Cancer
  Infection
  Complexity
  Pain
  Sin
  Greed
  Conflict
  Slavery
What is death?
  Peace
  Rest
  Simplicity
  Elemental
  Giving
  Altruism
  Freedom
  Choice
She let that roll through her mind
She thought it over
And she said simply
"I choose life"
And walked away
He just stared
His hipster-goth argument
Crushed
By a catch phrase