Vicki Acquah Poet Tail-rhyme

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SELFISH I MAY BE

 

Loved ones leaving

Much too soon.

To take

Eternal rest

My God you

Took away

The best-!

Whose

Going to cry for me?

 

I ask selfishly;

Who'll cry for me,

If the good die young?

You must make life

Matter again.

 

Another taking refuge in the great

Beyond...

Another leaving me

Here alone to morn...

 

Selfish I may be;

 

Somebody,

That loves me must stay...

Behind.

Tell tales about me when I am gone...

Someone must stay to weep and morn,

To be thankful that I was born.

 

Selfish I may be;

 

Someone must remember me

In spirit and deed...allow

Me to be first to leave;

Cry deeply, or moan deep like

A bad movie scene!

 

Selfish I may be;

 

Loved ones; Stay healthy,

Do not yet take eternal sleep.

Someone must write my eulogy

Or there'll be no one left to weep for me!

 

*YOUNG PEOPLE SLOW DOWN.

Selfish I May Be

SELFISH I MAY BE

Loved ones leaving
Much too soon.
To take
Eternal rest
My God you
Took away
The best-!
Whose
Going to cry for me?

I ask selfishly;
 Who'll cry for me,
If the good die young?
You must make life
Matter again.

Another taking refuge in the great
Beyond...
Another leaving me
Here alone to morn...

Selfish I may be;

Somebody,
That loves me must stay...
Behind.
Tell tales about me when I am gone...
Someone must stay to weep and morn,
To be thankful that I was born.

Selfish I may be;

Someone must remember me
In spirit and deed...allow
Me to be first to leave;
Cry deeply, or moan deep like
A bad movie scene!

Selfish I may be;

Loved ones; Stay healthy,
Do not yet take eternal sleep.
Someone must write my eulogy
Or there'll be no one left to weep for me!

*YOUNG PEOPLE SLOW DOWN.

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