mortality

will you miss me when i’m gone?

when i look at life
with a wide angled lense
i can tell you honestly
that i won’t be here much longer

and as i look at this world i’ve made
all these possessions
the things that stay behind
i won’t miss them
and they won’t miss me

so what is there left
where have i touched this world
enough to leave a lasting mark

who will go to my funeral
and make eloquent speeches
extolling the virtues
of the person i never was

i don’t think i’ll care much at the time
probably couldn’t be bothered
to even go myself
if people weren’t always
dragging me places

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