Don't bring me flowers when I am dead, <br />Come see me today, while I'm sick in bed. <br />Don't cry for me, when I'm no longer here, <br />Come smile with me, no need for tears. <br /> <br />Don't try to remember how I used to be, <br />Come by today and you can see. <br />Make good use of time, while I'm still around, <br />Don't wait for tomorrow, when I'm in the ground. <br /> <br />And don't give me a funeral fit for a king, <br />The day I die everyone should sing. <br />Because you saw me through sorrow and strife, <br />And yes my friends, all through my life. <br /> <br />7/29/11 Alton Texas<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-bring-me-flowers-when-i-am-dead/
