WHEN I DIE

 WHEN I DIE

When I die,

Don't look for me

In beautiful sunsets across the sea;

Or in the sky, feeling the air you breathe

For all traces of the life of me

Will be six feet under,

Under the ground where

No one can see the blemishes and blunders

That we made together,

When we merrily played together.

When I'm gone..... 

Please don't act all mighty and strong.

Let the people know

That I was cherished and loved

Through all the whimpers and sobs.

Let them know,

That my absence meant something.

Perhaps to just you, not them

But let them know,

That I really mattered.

When I die,

Don't try to feel me

In the soft summer rain.

You know I wrecked thunderstorms,

With my feelings of desire and rage.

And try not to stargaze 

While looking for me

For you'll get entranced

By the bigger, brighter stars

While I glow calmly somewhere else.

When I'm gone... 

Don't be shy to

Freely point out my wrongs,

Along with all the mistakes I made.

For I never pretended to be

The angel all of you claimed to see.

And never had I called myself

A righteous being

Worthy of all the fondness

That I received.

Sania Baig