when i die i want my body laid in water
a wooden boat
simple in design and lacking any ornamentation
i want to ride waves on my way home
i want the water to be cold like the death song in my last breath
i want a single, burning arrow to cut a yellow stripe in the dark sky
and then i want to burn
a warrior's death
a viking's death
a star's death
i will die a king
and i will burn a supernova splash of color into the sky
for the people i have known