When my temporal life has gone
let my memory not hold sway
Unless it does provoke a smile
to brighten your own day.
Don't make me a hero
or a martyr to a cause
I know my inherent sins
just as you know yours.
Just sing for me a happy song
for the road my life has paved
Do not indulge in worry
that my soul was never saved.
Though there is fear in dying
I fear not to be dead
That only regrets that I will have
are for words I never said.
So in my passing just take comfort
love your own life as you should
At the end of life be knowing
even the worst of times were good.
Oct 19, 2012
Oct 19, 2012 at 8:13 PM UTC
When my temporal life has gone
let my memory not hold sway
Unless it does provoke a smile
to brighten your own day.
Don't make me a hero
or a martyr to a cause
I know my inherent sins
just as you know yours.
Just sing for me a happy song
for the road my life has paved
Do not indulge in worry
that my soul was never saved.
Though there is fear in dying
I fear not to be dead
That only regrets that I will have
are for words I never said.
So in my passing just take comfort
love your own life as you should
At the end of life be knowing
even the worst of times were good.