Don't Cry For Me! Poem by Brown Sketchys

Don't cry for me when
the earth finally wraps its arms around me.
Your tears like rivers would be needless for they came too late.
Where were they when I thirsted for love? Hmmmn!

Don't bother bringing flowers to adorn my grave,
when my hands once reached for your kindness
and met only the cold wind of your silence.
Your roses now are ashes to my dust.

Don't write eulogies laced with regret,
words you never dared to say while I lived.
I needed your voice in the quiet of my days,
not the echo of your remorse now.

Don't gather in crowds with solemn faces,
telling sweet stories of how I mattered to you.
I waited for your company in my loneliness,
but you left me to dance alone in the dark.

Don't post pictures with wistful captions,
pretending you held me close in your heart.
I saw your indifference,
and even felt the sting of your absence.

Don't cry for me now that I'm free,
when your love could have been my liberty.
The chains of your neglect weighed heavy then,
but now they've crumbled into nothingness.

Celebrate me while I still live,
and let me hear your laughter,
feel your embrace,
and know your heart.

Let love be a living gift,
not a ghost haunting the tombstones of regret.
So don't cry for me when I'm gone!
cry for the moments you let slip away.
Peace I leave with you!