I Will Survive
"That is sad - he had such potential"
"Some people are just that way so they say"
I watched the funeral crowd shake their heads
As if it were no great loss this dark day
I was half grown when they buried my Pa
But the words stung and a tear formed and fell
Still they became a part of my fabric
And were then cast in my brain like a spell
Years came and were used up then cast away
I found that my potential was my goal
And that my survival went hand -in - hand
In life's journey where death played the last role
I smile thinking of that day long ago
It has shaped my actions from sun to sun
As I will be lowered into my grave
I want to "hear" mankind say, "Yes. Well done."
10-9-20
Contest: Will To Survive
Sponsor : Silent One
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