I lie here with my hands on my chest
Very still
Motionless
Not able to move an inch
I'm cold so very cold
Someone please bring me a blanket
I wear this smile only because someone put it there
My skin is the the color of fresh snow
My cheeks have a pinkish rosy glow
Will someone please fluff my satin pillow
why did this happen to me
why??
I hate this suit
This suit makes me fat, but I have no choice
How dare my wife pick "this" suit out for me to wear
It won't matter anymore anyway
I'm sure clothing is optional there
Mmmm I bet those flowers smell good
I wish I could only smell them one last time.
There is so many of them and different kinds.
I like these arrangement of flowers and their all for me
Makes me want to cry if I only could
Hi Kevin, glad you came
Wow, Bob and Mary are here and Alice, Tina, John, and Linda...
Please don't cry Martha it is okay
I will be better off this way
Good-bye my wife, my friends and family
It was great seeing you one last time
I hope you will remember me always in your heart
The lord will see I am taken care of everyday
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
I am leaving this earth forever..
Leave all of you I must
*casket closes*
"5/31/99"
* Posted by Paul Douglas on May 31, 1999 - This had an ethereal beauty involved, with incredible sadness within. Loved every minute of it... Paul
* Posted by ruse on May 31, 1999 - strange how you get a silk pillow, isn't it? good one, lee....sad, but not.....most people don't write hopefully about death...you've done it well.
* Posted by greg on May 31, 1999 - morbidmorbidmorbid I loved it!!!This poem is reflescent of my own experiences viwing a body in repose. It is a view from the inside of a casket. very graphic but well written greg
* Posted by stace on May 30, 1999 - "I wear this smile only because someone put it there" Fantastic Lee, your a gem.
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