If I Were To Die Today
If I were to die today,
The world wouldn’t stop.
It’d keep spinning around and around,
A few tears may be shed, here and there.
Some might even mourn me,
For the girl, they heard long-forgotten whispers about.
The girl with the silver tongue and bright smile.
If I were to die today,
I’d like an oak casket, decorated nicely
Roses, baby’s breath, no Lillie’s.
Ship my organs off,
Sell my heart for it never served me well.
Give them my lungs, laden with a layer of dust,
Old can be reused and restored.
Live a life I never could,
please open my eyes, and see.
Encase my heart with love I didn’t know.
Cherish them dearly.
If I were to die today,
I’d live on the tongues of men,
Spilling tales from their cracked and weary lips.
You’d find me in the clouds above thundering,
For I’ve never made an impact before.
If I were to die today,
I’d be everywhere and nowhere all at once.
A million words left unsaid locked in a coffin,
6ft underground.
Copyright © Joy Reeves | Year Posted 2023
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