I'd like to slip quietly away from Life;
Peacefully in my sleep would be best,
that's for sure.
No doctor pounding on my lifeless chest;
demanding of me an unwanted encore.
I seek no grand Finale.
I require no clamoring crowds.
No, for me, just a bare and empty stage,
with one less spear carrier among the dramatist personae.
One not remembered once you turn the page.
May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 at 1:09 PM UTC
I'd like to slip quietly away from Life;
Peacefully in my sleep would be best,
that's for sure.
No doctor pounding on my lifeless chest;
demanding of me an unwanted encore.
I seek no grand Finale.
I require no clamoring crowds.
No, for me, just a bare and empty stage,
with one less spear carrier among the dramatist personae.
One not remembered once you turn the page.
An Actor files his DNR
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