As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying
Life seems so transient
So trivial
What's the point?
My family's gone
Nothing left but pictures
And they'll be tossed
Those pictures aren't me
They never were me
I have a son
He'll get my money
As I got my parents' money
It's such a stupid world
And I don't regret leaving
But I'm not really leaving
Because I'm not going anywhere
I'm simply ceasing to exist
As a biological entity
My remains will be buried
In the veterans cemetery
There'll be a small cross
Which is also absurd
Because I'm not a Christian
No one is
I believe in nothing
Except that I Lay Dying
Shortly I won't believe that
Darkness
Death
Nothingness


Jim Colyer ascap
http://www.jimcolyer.com

this is sad why would you make a poem about dying you need make one about living