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When I'm Dead

November 28, 2012
By MakeMyWaffles GOLD, Cleveland, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
The road to success is always under construction. - Unknown (to me)<br /> I have not failed. I&#039;ve just found 1,000 ways that don&#039;t work for me. - Thomas Jefferson<br /> So what are ninja babies just born invisible? - My BFF Quan

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Inside my coffin,
Comb my hair,
And make my dress
An emerald green.

No music,
But for violins.
To harmonize
With birds that sing.

Scatter rose petals
To the wind.
So people aren't sad,
But happy instead.

For even though
My life has ended,
I'll still be smiling
When I'm dead.

© Ashley C., Wyoming, MI

The author's comments:
An elegy I wrote for my English class. Hope you like it.
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