When I Die

 When I should die

think only this of me:

That I lived, my life was full;

That I loved wholeheartedly, and was loved in return;

That I suffered, yet many bore worse;

That I was blessed, in oh so many ways

from my birth until the ending of my days;

That I had regrets but would change nothing, given that chance,

for to do so would mean also losing good along with the bad;

That I made enemies

yet found the peace of forgiving;

and through it all,

I found the joy of living!

Rose Dempsey

Sept 15th 2016