Hi There!
What news?
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something to tell when they ask how you are doing.
Wasting away,
The pain of my skin disappearing,
My fat melting,
My smile becoming a grimace of torture.
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something you announce to the whole world.
Trying to walk into a room and still feel vibrant.
Seeing my brothers smiling with false sincerity.
Entering the hospital the first time,
Dreading the outcome.
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something to whisper in anothers ear lovingly.
The waiting for a solid good sign.
Watching children play in the snow.
Wishing That I Still Could.
Seeing myself in their eyes.
I AM GOIng to die,
something you wish never to have to say.
Taking all my money and blithering it away on the things I Love.
Eating chocolate until I can EAT NO MORE.
Buying fresh cut flowers, just for the smell.
Smiling as I say hello.
I AM Going to die,
something to discuss rationally.
Sitting down to a large meal with my family.
Hi There!
What news?
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something to tell when they ask how you are doing.
Wasting away,
The pain of my skin disappearing,
My fat melting,
My smile becoming a grimace of torture.
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something you announce to the whole world.
Trying to walk into a room and still feel vibrant.
Seeing my brothers smiling with false sincerity.
Entering the hospital the first time,
Dreading the outcome.
I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something to whisper in anothers ear lovingly.
The waiting for a solid good sign.
Watching children play in the snow.
Wishing That I Still Could.
Seeing myself in their eyes.
I AM GOIng to die,
something you wish never to have to say.
Taking all my money and blithering it away on the things I Love.
Eating chocolate until I can EAT NO MORE.
Buying fresh cut flowers, just for the smell.
Smiling as I say hello.
I AM Going to die,
something to discuss rationally.
Sitting down to a large meal with my family.
Having a tickle fight with my little cousins.
Playing monster to their elephant.
I Am going to die,
A welcoming admission, but not of guilt.
Feeling the sun on my face, warming my skin.
Playing on a beach with a dog, fetch.
Having my seventh margarita and not caring if I have had too MANY.
I am going to die.
Today.
Next Year.
Tomorrow.
But I have REALLY lived.
Author notes
This was poem I wrote for my mother who passed away five years ago this month. It was for a contest about whaat would happen if you were diagnosed with an incurable disease. Thanx for reading!
Written October 3rd, 2003
A contest entry
- Battle of the Best by softballgirl274.
400 points, ended October 6, 2003, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I AM GOING TO DIE,
not something to whisper in anothers ear lovingly
i love these lines, and the whole poem for that matter, the repitition brings unity and the end finishes the poem very well. If only we could all REALLY live before we die, not many people take advantage of the life they have. great write!
best of luck,
hannah
