First Last Wish Poem by Precy Brozas Varilla

First Last Wish



If grace finally heeds my cry and whisks me away
Or if in the morrow I fortunately rouse no more
To bask in peace; relish the delights of the day
Grant my wishes in death, I beg you before I soar.

I fear the uncertainty down below; dark and grey
Hence, bury me not in the ground but burn me
‘Til I’m nothing but ashes; silky and in humility lay
With the flames, my misery in sadness I shall free.

Lay my remains, I ask you, in an urn of china blue
On its neck, wrap a satin ribbon of purple and gold
Rest it on a cold rock under a tree lone on its woe
Allow me the phantom taste of bliss I’ve once sold.

After seven days and seven nights, come fetch me
Do walk with me in silence as you carry me back home
Let me take a final glance of my prison yet a sanctuary
Where my dreams were born, froze and died in unison.

Take me to the beach as the sun sinks at the horizon
In the arms of my friend and foe, scatter me, I wish
At long last I’ll fear not the ocean of secrets and boons
With the waves I’ll sail as I sparkle under the sun’s kiss.

Once you’re done, linger not and look back no more
Mother, father, friend, stranger, whoever you may be
I’ll owe you a thousand moonbeams for this rare favor
I hope to see you again to pay my dues, even thru eternity.

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