Just One Wish
They live my dream,
Wishes I have secretly had,
Hope that filled my longing eyes.
That I too, one day, will go
Where those who claim less privilege go
The place of tranquility,
Or perhaps chaotic.
I care not for what it may be,
But for the joy that would fill my heart,
Which has yearned for decades,
For death to eventually grace my life.
But there they lay,
Their grandparents lay there,
And they wail, Why has God taken her so soon?
My wish is met with their tears.
Why cry on a joyous day?
Why wail for the departed?
They've gone to a better place,
Where the cares of the world don't bother,
A place I heard angels sing eternally.
Their tears, a thorn to my aching heart.
If only they knew how long
I have waited for my moment
When I would lay peacefully
In the termite grave,
And all my pains they would suck away,
And I would be born anew in a new place,
Whether it's heaven or...
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