When I Am Gone (3) Poem by Kingsley Egbukole
When I Am Gone (3)
When my time is up
The task finished as assigned
Quietly will I depart in sleep
Fulfilled having done all expected
A long oration I desire not
The lies of achievement I detest greatly
But please let the world know
I was a passionate poet to a fault
Unrepentant to my writings
Though unknown to the world
Let the world truly know
I was bold to pen what I believed
What I heard, saw or felt
Let the world know
That after life a poet will I remain
After these, a full stop and say no more
Right there in the coffin
I will be smiling with joy.
(Thursday 19th December,2019,1.40am)
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5/24/2024 11:59:12 AM # 1.0.0.1119
May your wish come true some day. Funeral orations, eulogies or tributes are mostly a farce, hypocritical. Most times they don't even know you. Why give me plaudits when I am gone, sing my praises now. You may see my poem, 'when I' m gone '. Exposing the hypocrisy of our world, why throw a feast in my name, when I'm gone from this place.. Thanks Kings for this poem.
Highly appreciated dear good friend. Remain blessed