When I Die



A time will come when my life will cease
But when that time comes I ask that you
You remember these things:
Bury my body, but don't bury my beliefs.
Bury my heart, but don't bury my love.
Bury my eyes, but not my vision.
Bury my feet, but not the path of my life.
Bury my my hands, but don't bury my diligent efforts.
Bury my shoulders, but not the concerns I carried.
Bury my voice, but not my message.
Bury my mind, but don't bury my dreams.
Bury me, but don't bury my life.
If you must bury something,
Let it be my faults and my weaknesses,
But let my life continue on in you.
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Submitted on August 24, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKGLMB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 565
Words 117
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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