Expiration Date

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Expiration Date

As I age, I turn the page
Closer to my book's end
When I die, please do not cry
Death waits around the bend

Death is a depressing thing
It cares not of your race
And does not discriminate
It's what we all will face

I know death's a part of life
So why should I be stressed
Over my own funeral?
When I am laid to rest

Death is just the beginning
Of the end of my strife
No more pain or suffering
Within the afterlife

What happens after we die
Is open for debate
What I don't want to know is
My expiration date

When and how I'll die should stay
An unknown mystery
I should not obsess too much
On my mortality

My book isn't finished yet
I have a life to live
I believe that there are more
Things of worth I could give

Every day's a precious gift
I wonder what's in store
While I'm here, it's very clear
That I can do much more

Life's not about quantity
But about quality
I will make the most of what
God has given to me

While I'm here, I will not fear
My destiny or fate
So instead, I will not dread
My expiration date




 

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am2anangel commented on Expiration Date

02-19-2012

excellent write. Your rhyme and flow flawless as always. great message also. well done. -Tonya

To have great poets there must be great audiences too.

Walt Whitman, American Poet (1819-1892)

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