Notes About The Poem
Written on January 3, 2026
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When I Die
I don’t have as many years left on this earth
Therefore I try to remember this life’s worth
When I can’t let go of pain and it leaves me grieving
I think of how I’m blessed and the pain starts leaving
When I feel like giving up and my soul grows quite weary
I remember how I’ve overcome so it doesn’t seem so dreary
When I long to go back to the past and that special day
I consider how I’ve changed, feel uncertain – so I pray
When I realize how different this life has become for me
I weep a tear and then, feel the fear, face this reality…
I don’t have many years to stay here where I’ve dwelt
But I know there is a place for me, so I play the hand I’m dealt
I play to win, not just a friend, but the peace that comes from knowing
God above is coming to take me home and my heart is overflowing
I might not stay upon this earth much longer, yet I know
There is a place for me, a place where my heart will glow
When time stands still and my breath stops – and the end is here
I have hope that His Son will come for me, and I’ve nothing to fear
I don’t have many years left on this earth, yet I believe
There is heaven above where there’s love and I’ll never grieve
It may happen in the twinkling of an eye
Death will come, but my soul will not die…
He will take me home, to heaven above
Where I’ll live in peace, with pure, sweet love
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