When I die

Give What's Left of me away

To Children

And to old men that wait to die.

And if you need to cry,

Cry for your brother

Walking down the street beside you.

When you need me,

Put your arms around anyone

And give them

What you would give me.

I want to leave you something,

Something better,

Than words or sounds.

Look for me

In the people I've known

Or loved,

And if you cannot give me away,

At least let me live on in your eyes

And not in your mind.

You can love me the most

By letting

Hands touch hands,

By letting

Bodies touch bodies,

And by letting go of children

That need to be free.

Love doesn't die,

People do.

So, when all that's left of me

Is love,

Give me away.

 

 

The Answer...

My abusive excess created this stress

It allowed me to stay in one constant mess.

That was my thinking, the cause of my drinking,

I just couldn't explain the way that I act,

And my obvious, and terrible, complete lack of tact.

 

"I am an alcoholic!" Do you suppose?

I'd rather die, than be one of those.

But at the meetings there were people galore,

A doctor, a lawyer, a priest, and a nurse.

To make matters worse, there was my neighbor next door.

 

I reached out for help, and saw them all nod.

I wanted a miracle!

And this was so odd,

As I felt my hand in the strong hand of God.

 

A real freind.