John Keats, The Melancholy Young

Death is always in the mind of human beings. We usually try not to think about the moment of our death, because it causes affliction and sometimes anguish. We can not, however, avoid this issue that is so natural and unavoidable. In the poem “When I Have Fears that I may Cease to Be”, written by John Keats, death is always present. In his work he makes reference to the feeling of dying when you are young and have the whole life to enjoy it, but the adversity of our own destine is different and unlike. Keats shows us that his desire to live, to love and be famous was stronger than death. Likewise, the young poet lived under the frustration to be aware that he was losing his life every moment because of his health. Melancholy, sadness, hopeless and desire to live, all of these feelings, are part of his work, becoming this poem particularly one of the most romantic. Finally this powerful poem reminds us the feeling that being aware of our death, encourage us to live and enjoy our existence day to day.