John Crawford Poet Free verse

I Will Be The Better

I Will Be The Better
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To have left the world
Without making it a better
Place for ourselves and 
Our animal friends, 
What kind of a life was that? 
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To have left the world
With family and friends 
Remembering me as cynical,
Sarcastic, and pessimistic
What kind of life memories were those? 
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To have left the world
Loving conditionally, 
What kind of love was that?
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In my next life I will be the better
For letting our world's
Flora and Fauna 
Instruct me in the
Ways of stewardship.
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In my next life I will be the better
For loving my family
And friends unconditionally.
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In my next life I will be the better
For listening to the children 
With my heart and soul 
And let them guide me
In the ways of innocence and wonder.
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And when I cross over, 
I'll give a nod to Socrates
Who, once upon a time, said,
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
And I will be the better
For having examined mine. 
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