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I Beg To Differ

We had a difference of opinion on final wishes
I swing back and forth like a pendulum this is
because she said it is wrong to cremate
to destroy the body that God made
That even the lords body was buried
Why be baked like chicken curry?

I tentatively have a view on it
Was to not burden my kid
With my final resting place
Visits to my uneventful grave
Rather have folk celebrate 

What person wants to be worm food?
Or the thought of loved ones wasting years too
Speaking to a headstone when it’s true
Rather have them do something more cool

Like go to a favorite purple place
Remember me there remember my ways
Not just visit my morbid grave
But go out and live life do not waste

But maybe she is correct
The body is a temple yes
Can it be so simple as she chose
Final wishes to be as a buried rose?




DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CONTEST
10/13/2021
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John Lawless Date: 10/17/2021 6:20:00 AM Sorta like keeping junk cars on the lawn because we've become attached to them. Login to Reply Karen Jones Date: 10/17/2021 6:42:00 AM Lol wow never thought of that. I see the resemblance. Thanks for commenting and making me think further John.

Victor Buhagiar Date: 10/15/2021 6:05:00 AM I never think on whether I should be buried or cremated. My daughter will decide. The body is not important. The soul is. Don't worry about it. Blessings. Login to Reply Karen Jones Date: 10/17/2021 6:40:00 AM That's one way to deal with it. It came up my son and family talked about it. And you are right the soul is most important.