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When you die

January 21, 2017
By mgummybear GOLD, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
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“A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd

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You can be rich

You can be popular
You can be beautiful
But what will be left when you die

You can be tall
You can be short
You can be skinny
But what will be left when you die

You can be cruel
You can be kind
You can be funny
But what will be left when you die

For when you leave this earth
All money is gone
All friends are gone
Your body is buried underneath the ground
You legacy will be left
Your actions
Your kindness
That will be left when you die

© Ray H., Hamden, CT

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