Three Wishes

 As I lay dying
as the clouds collect across my window and
hummingbirds float
please


I want to know I leave with your mercy

        your unconditional love

                and the empathy of your heart


I pray you consider

        how much of my heart will

                live and breathe in you


forgive me with a full, open soul

        not for times when sorry was enough

                but for the moments when I broke hearts and left disappointment in my wake


remember me for who I was, not who the world tried to make me at times

        a good person

                who laughed from the endless well of my soul
   
                        and loved the best that I could