If I die a failure
Just remember
I tried my best.
There are things
I left incomplete,
you can complete them
for me.
If I die a failure
Penniless and drunk
Just remember
the rum kept me warm
and I left no will
that my children
could fight over.
If I die a failure
old and tired,
dejected and depressed.
Just remember
I lived a happy life
but all happiness
is short lived.
If I die a failure
attempting great feats
that I couldn’t pull off,
opportunities I squandered.
Just remember,
It takes great courage
to attempt the impossible.
If I die a failure
alone,
cold and hungry,
without a written note
in my front pocket.
Just remember
there was a poem. Find it.
If I die a failure
shot by the mob
over gambling debts
that I promised
I would pay
but didn’t
Just remember. You can’t always win..
…but you gotta keep trying.
© Jay Kaushal
Hmmm… this one is great… the repetition… that sense of nothingness… and the legacy not exactly a legacy…
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Yeah. That was the point!! Wow you really get my poetry and the aim behind writing it that way. Thanks for reading!! Really appreciate your comments. 🙂 🙂
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It’s always my pleasure
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