DECIDING TO DIE

The other day

I lay down

On the cool spring- green grass

Garden nearby

And lying there I tried

No rush nor reason

I simply, decided

My darndest to die

Lying there

In the cool green grass

Seeing nothing but sky

I decided today,

Today’s a good day to die

After all I am in my lateies

A full life aft

Figured I was good enough

For a lifelong spring green nap.

Maby wake up tup there.

Laying there trying

Not much dying

Staring up the sky

Wap! Slap!

Outta nowhere

A hand found me lying

Lying there was I.

What thu?

The Guy said Godly,

“Get up fool

Get the golden rule

Ain’t yet your time to die

I decide when you come and go

And you got lot’s more

To do for Me before

You go.

So pick up on that shovel

And let’s us go

To that garden of anguish

Where I saved your poor soul.

Heaven can wait, guy

Hit just hain’t your time

Hit just hain’t your time

T’ die.”

By God!

It was God Himself

And with a pretty sobering slap

He’s got.

He sure got my attention!

I had thought nigh on

My work here done

I figured as much

Mights’ well die

I mean

Helping peeps,

Doing good work

Churching,

Volunteering, praying

Figured that’s enough

Of that stuff

Just saying.

Now was a good time to die

“Nope! Ain’t so

See’s I make the rules

You’ve done pretty good

But miles yet to go.”

So by God

You best pay attention

Next time you try to die

Check first with the Guy

Upstairs

By God he makes the rules!

tom tenbrunsel

Carl Sandburg Writer 2023

Author’s Note: Conversations with God are priceless. Try it.

By the way did anyone spot Sacagawea in the photo?