When I Leave

When I leave this Earth,

do not weep for me.

Rejoice in the release

of my spirit from this vessel

of flesh and bone.

Celebrate my time spent

becoming me.

Recall the trials and triumphs,

the missteps and growth.

Mourn not, for thought

or deed left undone.

Let me wholeheartedly

rejoin the stars.

Let me truly become

one with the Earth.

And to those whom I

loved and deeply cared,

I will never have left you.

Let me go,

and be glad

I am free.

When my time comes

to leave this Earth.