The Day Will Come

© Ben Burton 7/22/2015

The day will come when I won't write another word
The day won't come when Bond decides he wants it stirred
The day will come when those who've read me pass away
Then none will know a single word I had to say

But Scarlet, Scout, and Ahab never will decease
For they've achieved creative immortality
Yet, even still, the day will come they'll disappear
When nothing living's left in either hemisphere

Uh-oh, it seems as though, I've once again misspoke
Make that, "When nothing's living but the cock-a-roach"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Jones Avatar
July 23, 2015 at 9:10 AM
Love it, love it, love it. Really punchy. Kind regards, Ian
Burton Avatar
July 23, 2015 at 9:45 PM
I'm honored you like it, Ian. Thanks!
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