A lesson before dying
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One day you’ll be gone from this earth.
As you take your last dying breath you’ll think,
“Where was I all this time?”
You thought you found yourself
In a man who said he loves you.
How could you sit and do nothing
Won't move blame it on a disorder
Say maybe I'll start in the Spring
Say you wish you had the same desire as her
You know you could be limitless
The person who inspired me is Ernest Gaines because he opened my eyes with his
book, A Lesson Before Dying. I wrote a "raw" but "real" poem that correpsonds
On earth he will dieJudged by prejudice chargesMy boy leaves a man. Hugging my baby boyHis life now marked by datesFeelings mean nothing, Stone I sit on rowJury verdict condemns himHis heart I can't reach Innocent he isYet a hog he is called Whose
