Epitaph
Do not bring flowers to my grave…
Instead, donate the funds to Cancer Research
- if I die of cancer
to Alzheimer’s Association
- if I die of senile dementia
to Cats Protection
- if I die childless and alone
to Salvation Army
- if I die homeless, out on the street
(though the collection may be light)
If I die from a stomach split with hunger
convert the petals into food
If I die broken hearted,
do not donate funds to the British Heart Foundation
- some things cannot be fixed.
If I die blind
then blind I always was and will be
If I should die
(as one day I surely must)
paper my grave with poems,
the weak, the strong, the gay
for no man ever ate a poem
and yet…
the comfort of immortal words
If I should die,
paper my coffin well
and cry.
Isobel
Sun 7th Nov 2010 20:32
I like your suggestions a lot Steve. The original was clumsy - I got carried away by my ideas and wanted to post it in a hurry rather than spend the time getting it to sound right. I'm going to give it some more thought and if nothing better comes, use your suggestion, which I like but isn't mine :)
The ideas in it are important to me - I hope people see beyond the sentimental and can hear what I'm really saying about human nature.
I was just following on from the theme of epitaph that lots of people have posted on here without thinking about it. But having thought about it, I am going to stick with it.
According to my dictionary an epitaph can also be a commemorative speech or written passage. I think the words are definitely mine - the future dead person, not the words of the future grieving.
Thanks for your constructive criticism - I appreciate it. x