The Day I Died Is Better Than the Day I Was Born
THE DAY I DIED IS BETTER THAN THE DAY I WAS BORN
THE DAY I DIED IS BETTER THAN THE DAY I WAS BORN
THE DAY I DIED BROUGHT ME COMPANY
FAMILY FRIENDS AND EVEN STRANGERS
BUT THE DAY I WAS BORN BROUGHT ME ONLY MY MOTHER AND THE DOCTOR
THE DAY I DIED BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM EVERY DIRECTION
PEOPLE WHO HAD YEARS AND YEARS WITHOUT MEETING
IT BROUGHT THEM SMILES HAPPINESS AND LAUGHTER FOR THEM ONLY CAME TOGETHER BECAUSE OF MY DEATH
THE DAY I DIED IS BETTER THAN THE DAY I WAS BORN
FLOWERS WERE GIVEN TO MY CORPSE
SPEECHES AND TALKS WERE MADE ABOUT THE DEAD ME
CRIES AND MOURNS WENT ALL OVER THE PLACE
I WAS DEAD
CRIES OR NO CRIES I HEARD NOTHING
I WAS IN A BOX WAITING TO BE FED TO THE SOIL
STILL I SAY THE DAY I DIED IS BETTER THAN THE DAY I WAS BORN
FOR MANY FACES CAME OVER TO SEE THAT VERY LAST OF ME
THAN THE VERY FIRST OF ME WHEN I WAS BORN
THE DAY I WAS FED TO THE SOIL IS BETTER THAN THE DAY I BREATHED MY FIRST BREATH
Copyright © Abdullah Gofa Moruakgomo | Year Posted 2017
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