I am dying,
Dying slow,
But that won’t stop me from trying
To sing one last song before I go
And dance instead of crying
Life is going,
Gone too long,
So before my step starts slowing
Let's dance to this funeral song
And set the dance floor glowing
Bells are ringing,
Rung at last,
For the coffin they are bringing
In to the beat of dances past
And the echo of our singing
Author notes
My AP name is J.P.Troy and I have used a title from Option#6.
This poem was inspired by a conversation I had with my best friend just the other day. I was trying to help her come to terms with the idea that I have a terminal illness. It was strange for me to find that it upset other people more than it did me. I have lived much longer now than the doctors predicted and have come to the belief that dying is the time when people are most alive. I may now be living on borrowed time but I am determined to enjoy every minute of it and to make it count. I don't have the time to waste singing other people's songs or dancing other people's steps. I have just enough time to make sure my own will be remembered.
A contest entry
- Choose Your Destiny... by Re-invention.
950 points, ended May 9, 2008, 56 entries
Gold trophy winner
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Wonderful poem and yes, it does make one sad but also it conveys what a great friend and person you are. If you stop to think, everyone is dying but you have taken what life has given you and made it beautiful. Congratulations on the gold!
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I'm afraid
i've just recently learned that a dear friend of mine has six months left to live, how did you overcome the feelings and forgo what they predictd for you, it makes everyones life better to show human will in raw form, it can help everyone stride alittle harder i want to say thanks for the pat on my back when i am down, -
This is very powerful - you are an incredible person, and a beautiful writer. I respect you a huge amount, and I'm really glad that I took the time to look at your work, when you spent so long looking at and commenting on mine (esp. my poem, Perfection).
What a brilliant discovery I feel I have made
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Only1love4ever-Reply
wow I am amazed at how wonderful this poem has come it. It has left me feeling speechless. I am glad that you have lived a great life indeed everyone deserves it. Don't think of your extra time as borrowed time, God hasn't given us a sentence, we live because he wants us to live and because we have the will for it. If you believe that you can and if you want to, then you will succeed.
This was a wonderful poem.
It deserved the Gold for sure.
God Bless you!
Have a great day!
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well besides the fact of what the poem is about, its absolutley amazing... I am sorry for your illness and you're right with illness or without it ppl should enjoy life at best... life is only one and it goes fast.. im in love with this write really, you've just penned out what the poem was all about... wodnerful and good luck!
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