Farewell Life Poems

Written: April 16, 2024
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I was aware I may have lost my mind,
pinpointing on the time,
circular reasoning,
whether in front or behind.

Are thoughts a linear path like the heart?
Regarding sight,...

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We are going to dig to bury our dead:
Mother, father, sisters and brothers,
Uncles, aunts, friends and strangers.
We are going to inter our dead:
Archbishop, pastors, Houngans...

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Dreams of tomorrow leave nothing to chance,
Work is not wasted on far off romance.
Most people won't stop for a second glance
As they walk through life...

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We find ourselves with you in time, 
Thoughts of you are roaming our minds
Angels playing music at the Gate
Heaven will be Home; let's call it...

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Though it is time to say goodbye,
I will abide my heart and try
Not to collapse and maudlin cry,
For there is a burning need that I
Cannot...

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We've heard of ALS
as "Lou Gehrig's disease"
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
a cause to pray on our knees

But Lou Gehrig felt he was
"the luckiest man on earth"*
the Yankees,...

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Life, where? Everywhere, never pulled back
Go on, live on, wildlife soars in the world,
Further, the ship swirls, sinks, vanishes.
A circular waterfall, something pulled me into...

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Through a long dark path the sinful walk, their souls burdened unable to talk. From neck to chin, with chains they are bonded, to the...

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"I know
That things will end
And that's how life works
That in the end is a new start
And in the start, a part of my heart will...

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Water filled each cleft and crevice; unease within you grew.
Though physically brave, I couldn't withstand the strong wave.
I felt, yet, in the end, contentment with...

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With a lump in my throat, I thought "Is this it"
I never thought I would go down with the ship
 
As I floated in the...

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What we seek
In the unpleasantness 
We find in situations,
Times or experiences.
In the hopes of closure
In unfair treatment,
Disrespected and hurt
To an extent undeserved.
We seek a sense...

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In times when seconds and hours are pearls of sand,
And each of us, travelers under the same sky, tread cautiously,
We have all known the shadow...

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We were born alone and alone we will die, why are people scared of saying goodbye

Our time is limited, our time is short, why are...

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