My Last Will & Testament

by Kakera   Mar 13, 2014


2014-03-13 03:09 AM

When I die
I want my eulogy
to be written as a thank you letter
to all the ones that showed me what love is;

and an apology letter
to all my demons
for our everlasting war
not ending with my defeat

When I die,
there will be a dress code
of rainbows; glitter and smiles
at my funeral

so that you grieve not my passing
but instead stand at edge of that river
where I sent down the origami cranes
that I made from my folded love

When I die
I want my body to become ashes
so that my ashes can be buried
together with a seed;

so that my death can nurture
a Japanese cherry tree;
so you can remember my love,
my life, whenever spring comes

bringing the cherry blossoms
with it, allowing you to gaze upon
the final and long-lasting
beautiful thing I left behind.

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  • 9 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    When I read the title, my first instinct was.. this is going to be heart wrenching and sad. As I began to read on further, my heart was uplifted and an overwhelming sense of emotion was felt.
    This poem was breathtakingly beautiful! The message is so powerful and explosive.
    The unique word usage the author chose for this piece just blew me away. It was elegant and the magical as well, very unique piece.
    The simplistic tones as well just shines through and flows throughout.
    The message of a Japanese's Cherry tree and origami love is very creative and elegant. This piece is a message of celebration and love, and just a lovely , lovely poem by Kakera

  • 10 years ago

    by Darren

    Judges comments

    Such an emotional piece first of all. Yet by the end you do not feel sad just reflective. It really is a mood setting poem. I love the repetition of 'when I die' has a real eventuality feel to it but also shows that this person has already come to terms with this. Perhaps they will live their life to the absolute fullest because of this. There is some really nice imagery in this. The stand out for me being the image of the origami cranes. I also love the upbeat feel of the dress code. The poem is written in a simple way but is very dreamy, there isn't an ounce of trying to be clever just some nice images knitted with a good flow and a positive final stanza. Worthy of 10 points this week.

  • 10 years ago

    by Mylie

    I love this poem, its very beautiful

  • 10 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    A heartfelt piece which makes the reader smile, then sad and leave behind a feeling of warmth yet the sadness is so gentle and moving!

    Congrats on the win.

  • 10 years ago

    by alamo

    So simple and thus so touching to the heart.
    I would also like to be remembered in this way when I die....but I still haven´t decided what kind of tree I want to grow upon my ashes.

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