If you're reading this
I'm now dead and gone
My stay all too brief
To dwell long upon
If you're reading this
I'm no longer here
My standing erased
Debt-free in the clear
If you're reading this
I'm now but a ghost
My spirit let loose
On some sunny coast
If you're reading this
I sleepwalk no more
My life on the cusp
Of forgotten lore
You will not live forever
And you do not have a soul
There are no hells or heavens
No charged punishments to scroll
We do not keep on going
When our ashes laden urns
There are no gods or saviors
No exchanges or returns
You will not live forever
And we cannot sway the Fates
There are no master captains
Out beyond the crooked gates
I was once a nephew
With an aunt and two uncles
But I barely knew them
Hardly saw them
And their time has passed
Those folks are now gone
Vanishing into thin air
Spirited away
Ghosted for good
Once in a blue moon missed
I am now an uncle
With a niece and a nephew
But I do not know them
Never see them
And my time is passing
I'll soon be long gone
Fading like a black hole
Evaporating
With good riddance
In unsung uncle mist
Can we candy-coat our hearts
And forget the bitter past
Can we let each other in
And together hold on fast
Can we mollify our minds
And begin to show we care
Can we mitigate our loss
And conjointly clear the air
Can we make up for lost time
And remove the hurtful wedge
Can we put bygones to rest
And sincerely make a pledge
Can we rise above the moat
And purify the water
Can we lave in loyal love
And be a dad and daughter
Do not pray for me
I do not accept your self-glory
You are not the last word
But a fraudulent story
Do not pray for me
I do not approve of your vanity
You are not more or less equal
But a brute of insanity
Do not pray for me
I do not bird-dog your Holy Grail
You are not immortal
But a tall short-fused tale
My father left the world
But thoughts of him remain
Flashbacks in Super 8
Imprinted on my brain
He lived for many years
But stopped at eighty-five
Talkies in coarse slow-mo
Faint laugher still alive
My father lived with flaws
But I forgive each fault
Trespasses left behind
No longer soaked in salt
'Tis all about my heartache
not now but the ones I lost
not now but once I've died
how could I have forgotten
dead-ended road I'd cross
mad at my Jesus Syndrome
had a bit too much my dear
put away your sadness silly
time to multiply your cheer
doesn't matter now though
not about years of sorrow
the Jesus Syndrome lied
forgot then remembered
With her! my heart cried
We got born as Gemini
Look-alikes from head to toe
We saw the world eye to eye
Took our setbacks blow by blow
We dwelled both peer and rival
Duplicates in diverse turn
We clung on for survival
Felt the discontented burn
We grew old with like wisdom
Replicas in minstrelsies
We joined the solar system
Clean forgot as twin trustees
We were jealous of each other
and the stupid reason for that
'tis I couldn't see any addition
tween selfishness via selfless
To be a better man
Is the last jig I'll nail
Then bide the master plan
Out there beyond the pale
To let love be my guide
Is the last crux I'll face
Then eat some humble pie
Out there in empty space
To face death with a smile
Is the last thing I'll do
Then rest for a long while
Out there in Timbuktu
All life and living things must stop
Succumbing to biology
The laws of nature merciless
Acting without apology
All life and living things must go
Returning to past lifelessness
The blanks of preexistent slates
Lasting in constant quietness
All life and living things must die
Resigning to mortality
The gift of living transient
Ending in harsh reality
