My will

To you, my daughter, i gift my smile
Take it with you when you build those bridges,
For it will better stand the test of time.
Use it often on the old and young,
For a smile speaks of hope,
Where words and gestures fail.

To you, my little one i give my dreams
For it is they that have carried me this far
Carry them in your sleeve,
Wear them in your heart,
Drown in them each time you come upon
Unknown terrain, unseen fears,
You’ll find them handy enough to mould
Your life the way you want it to be.

To you my parents, i leave my memories
Dwell on them, each time you cry
And listen to them sing you lullabies
With time, they’ll teach you to let go
Like you have done many a time before.


To you, the one who shares our parentage,
I entrust my hopes, for it will be up to you
To carry forward the wonders of our lives,
To remind the future of where we came from,
And where we belong.

To my friends, i wrap around you my warmth,
Lest you ever feel the empty spaces where
We laid over endless cups of coffee,
Our threadbare lives.

And to you, my love i leave nothing.
Nothing save freedom from everything
That binds you to me.