Once I Am Gone
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Once I am gone:
Will there stay a blue sky,
As it was everyday?
Will the sun rise and fall?
Will the people live without me?
Will there ever be someone as right,
As purposeful as me?
A creation that is I.
Once I am gone,
So says another,
Can you sleep without fear?
Can you age without a thought?
With me gone,
The world, per se,
Will mourn and remember the uniqueness of me in many ways.
And through the years will I go unforgotten?
Or will I be dismissed as though rotten?
Will you remember my joys and hates?
Or the times we shared?
Will I be remembered,
Not just by my name,
But by myself,
The girl I choose to be,
The girl that wants to be me?
So I ask you this:
Will you, my friend,
Remember me,
Should I die before you?
For me that need be my only parting gift,
My knowing that you will
Remember me for me,
Once I am gone.