Since Many Of Their Kind Poem by Francis Duggan

Since many of their kind live longer than a century
The cockatoos and corellas outlive you and me
When what is left of us is in forever ground
For decades of years they will still be around
And though my better years by now are long gone
For as long as I can I will keep living on
And since death is forever and life it is great
I do hope that the Reaper for me has to wait
Many people daydream of this place in the sky
Where the words 'happy forever after' does surely apply
Yet some albeit a minority to get there kill themselves for others to kill
They more than impose on others their own will
And though crimes of the past may seem hard to forgive
As for me I believe on live and let live.