When I Am Gone Poem by ANKWASA HARLORD

When that day dawns,
I go to the skies
Please do not mourn for me
As if I never lived here enough,
Crying will upset me enclosed in grief
And sorrow for leaving those I called family.

When I am gone!
Bury me near buyonyi so that
In my leisure time I go swimming
and fishing
I want to always watch the beautiful
Scenery of the lake,
Birds singing for me in the mornings and evenings.

When I am gone!
Drum and dance songs of praise
Not grief and sorrow for I can't
Stand seeing those I call family
in agony and despair
As if they won't see me again
Forgetting that judgement day,
awaits all of us.

Finally when I am gone
do not back bit me,
do not scorn me
do not take me to church for
I fear to be a hypocrite ounce
My day dawns!