Goodbye Kiss

If I will be remembered,
remember me as this:
A sista who surrendered
to live a life of bliss.

Remember me as this:
daughter, sister, cousin—
(give my fruit a goodbye kiss
and comfort my dear husband)—

Daughter, sister, cousin,
musician, poet, writer,
tender-hearted, tough, and
lover not a fighter.

Musician, poet, writer.
May my art long outlive me
and make the world much brighter
than I could ever dream.

May my art long outlive me—
musician, poet, writer…
Give my fruit a goodbye kiss
if I will be remembered.

June 7, 2013