//entered in Atty awards 2012 //
_Last Breaths_
Shallow breathing,
Gasping for breath,
Lungs burning.
As my life begins to drain,
I turn to God and start to pray.
Oh let me live
Just one more day
So I can go back,
And change my ways.
Let me leave
as a new me,
Let my soul fly free
as wind through trees
Don't allow me die
a selfish being,
Stealing from those
who had finally found meaning.
Let me live,
just for one more day
So I can give back
To the ones' lives
I bent out of whack.
Let me leave,
A joyful being,
Telling the world
of the mercy you bring.
Don't make me face
My final day
With troubled thoughts;
Eternity in wait.
Don't make me see
The sin.
Growing on my kin -the greed on their faces,
awaiting a win
from jewels I had wasted.
Let me live,
Just for one more day,
Don't let me leave
As this woman of hate.