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When I Die

Just walked past a graveyard thinking I'll be there one day Even the most fearless get scared some days When I'm laid to rest, I wonder who'll be laid by my side Will it be a stranger, or someone close I had in my life? If me and the stranger had met, would we have been friends and created memories? Would we have hated each other and been enemies? Would we have fallen in love with the same girl? Is there a reason we lay side by side in death, despite not coming from the same world? Will friends and loved ones tell the truth about me? Say I was damaged and broken, or lie and try to change views about me Will they paint me as a saint and act like I did no wrong If you didn't laugh with me, you have no right to cry when I'm gone Will people live in regret and think about things they wished they should have said? How many of my exes will go to my funeral just to make sure I'm dead? I don't think any, most of us ended on good terms I just hope their heart is free and the love no longer burns I hope when I die, no one I know is in tears Just because I lost my life, doesn't mean they will have lost there's When I die I wonder who will be laid by my side But until my heart stops, I'm just going to enjoy my life

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Date: 3/13/2017 2:22:00 PM
"How many exes will go...to make sure I'm dead" love it! A ripe sense of humour really does make life more bearable. I'm extra delighted to see you post a poem on this topic as today I put up a poem that was part of my grade 13 art class independent study on "Death" ;) 7 for your creative pen and making me giggle so xomo
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Date: 3/13/2017 11:48:00 AM
This is really profound and written well. I'm sure we all have these same questions from time to time. Please allow me to give you a small critique on the writing of the poem. Where you write the words OF HATED, should be HAVE HATED. Same with OF FELL in love, should be HAVE FALLEN in love. WOULD OF SAID should be SHOULD HAVE SAID, and JUST CAUSE should be JUST BECAUSE. Don't mean to be picky, but correct grammar just make a good poem like yours read even better.
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/13/2017 2:28:00 PM
...well since you're editing, there's a there their there in the last stanza there ;)
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Alex Duffy
Date: 3/13/2017 11:58:00 AM
Thank you yeah we all have similar thoughts about it., I appreciate it, I have fixed the grammar now, thank you I appreciate it :)

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