When I Die

When I die, let no tear be shed

let no sadness touch thee now that I am dead

comfort my mother, let her not weep

stand by my father as you lay me down to sleep

cry not, dear friends of mine

we all will die within our time

me time came earlier than most

but don't fear, for death is an excellent host

When I die, please forget my pain

erase my final battle from thy brain

times were tough and days were long

and there were moments I was wrong

pain filled my hours and broke my bone

and there were times I felt all alone

no one understood the pain I knew

not even after on death's wings I flew

When I die, know that I'm at peace

for after death, all strivings cease

I found comfort in death

and embraced my final breath

and it is thee I worry for, thee who need tears

for thou still must walk through pain for years

so live thy life with love and laughter

knowing I'm living in Heaven's pasture

Reviews

[ReadsAtDances]

This poem brought to mind the Emily Dickinson quote "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that it is poetry." I think that she would have like this poem.
I like the sad, yet still hopeful feeling that the poem has, the people's mourning amidst the narrator's reassurance that he or she is at peace.

[Imperfection2aT]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Perkele.7885]

This is a wonderful piece. you are worried about us the living that you have left behind as you are already in your new pain free comfort zone. It it well written and presented.