Death, You Just Got Owned...

I enjoyed reading Death, be not proud, by John Donne.  This poem talks about how death is not all-powerful or scary as most people think.  The poem goes against the stereotypical perception of death.  The poem states "And soonest our best men with thee do go (line 7)."  The speaker states that the best men are not conquered by death, they approach it readily and willingly.  He says that death is controlled by "fate, chance, kings, and desperate men."  Death is not omnipotent, occurrences on earth cause it; death can't simply end people's lives.  Death is even compared to peaceful sleep.  It's not even a bad thing.  Finally, he says "One short sleep passed, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die (lines 13, 14)."  He says that death isn't even eternal.  Humans will be taken from death to live eternal life.  Death, you just got owned...