Writing for the Sake of Writing

Last Thoughts

Nov 16, 2016 5:31pm

Poem

Have you ever wondered what will be the last thing you think of when you die?

I have, admittedly. A lot in fact

It possesses my thoughts every waking hour and every breath I breathe

Slowly rolling over my tongue and tempting to slip out

But, since it takes over my thoughts as much as it does

Won't my last thought simply be the wonderment of that exact topic?

Or will I, in fact, have a thought to think on my dying day?

I've always wondered this as I've watched many deaths

In movies, cartoons, and other media that I partake

Their thoughts are that of victims, heroes, and villains

But will mine be as dramatic a thought?

A suicide? A homicide? Murder or simply age?

Will my life flash before my eyes in that single moment of regret?

I can only wonder as I forget the world around me

And consume myself in only this thought until the day my answer will be received