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When I'm departed Leave not the scars of my scars Upon your eyes nor brain When I'm departed Forget not the way my hair reminded thou of a lion's mane Nor how eyes of winter bark is of the lamb When I am departed Even as you burn down the corpses’ temporary sanctuary with hellfire to allow me the will to fly Even as you hear the crackling of marrowed fuel As I am laid from dust to dust to the sky Do not forget my words Do not forget my unspoken lyrics My voice may be gone but the memory The letters of my life paint the history Of who I was Let these pages live on Even as they yellow like dying grass For only then, when they are dust as well Only then, will I be gone
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Feb 2, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 at 5:29 PM UTC
When I Am Departed
When I'm departed Leave not the scars of my scars Upon your eyes nor brain When I'm departed Forget not the way my hair reminded thou of a lion's mane Nor how eyes of winter bark is of the lamb When I am departed Even as you burn down the corpses’ temporary sanctuary with hellfire to allow me the will to fly Even as you hear the crackling of marrowed fuel As I am laid from dust to dust to the sky Do not forget my words Do not forget my unspoken lyrics My voice may be gone but the memory The letters of my life paint the history Of who I was Let these pages live on Even as they yellow like dying grass For only then, when they are dust as well Only then, will I be gone
mj-lee
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Feb 2, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 at 5:29 PM UTC
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