Don't Weep Over My Bones - A Poem

 

Don't Weep Over My Bones!

I was what I was, a person that lived my life.

There were those who criticised me, but I

Still lived on! I strived to my level best,

And did what I could for those I loved.

Life was a gift, something that I celebrated,

I could not, unfortunately please everyone, though

I tried! I strived and worked to the best of my abilities.

I was tired and exhausted when I came home from work.

Life was an adventure, sometimes great, sometimes not

So great. But, I could not please everyone. Now that I

Am gone, don't remember me for my faults. Appreciate

The efforts I put in, for me and my loved ones!

Don't weep over my bones, for I was more than them.

I was but an ordinary mortal struggling through the 

Times, I fell and got up, sometimes with help and

Sometimes without help. But then I did my best!

If these lines were to be my epitaph, do read these

Lines and think, I was just like you, in life and in

Sleep. For life is just a phase, or is it so? But hope

Did dwell in me. And I write these lines for you!

For we all share in the same end, Dust to dust,

Ashes to ashes, and all it ends in memories so

Vague, etched in the minds of those we loved, or

Those who hated. Remember me if you like!

For where I end is where you you end, the true

Destiny! We all live a short life, but one that might

Be blessed, or not so! If you remember me, then

I salute you, for bones may crumble but memories don't!