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I'M Almost Certain I Will Die

I'm almost certain I will die In a thunderstorm from the sky. It will be my finest hour, Oh, don't do that, look so dour. I will have lived large in my time, So, it's okay, church bells can chime, Though I'm not a religious man, But the Golden Rule I'm a fan. It's what we do before we go That gives us gladness, maybe woe. Some will say, why'd it take so long, Others will sob o'er my bones. What can I say, what can I do? Maybe they're right, I'm overdue. I do know for a natural fact, I lived my life not in abstract. Have I really given my best? No, not me, I've lived life in jest. We're all given our DNA's, It pulls and prods like we're its prey I'm almost certain I will die In a thunderstorm from the sky. It will be my finest hour, Oh, don't do that, look so dour.

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Date: 3/12/2016 11:36:00 AM
Ah...this piece caught my attention...as I once went out into a thunderstorm and sat in a metal framed swing, waiting for a lightening bolt. I needless to say, was having a bad day! I figured my death would be seen merely as a tragic accident, and nothing more. The world is so small sometimes... J.
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Date: 3/28/2015 6:56:00 AM
"It's what we do before we go That gives us gladness, maybe woe." Yes!!
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Date: 3/25/2015 10:21:00 AM
Death has never been so beautiful.
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Date: 3/25/2015 9:48:00 AM
Jerry, a well done rhyme poem, full on wonderful words and lines, a perfect 7 rating and thanks for visiting my poem, and the rains came . . .
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