Do Not Put Lillies On My Grave

By Yasmin Parveen

Do not put Lillies on my grave 

I bloom around thorns

Roses suit me well

Roses fight to thrive

Roses fight to survive

Do not put Lillies on my grave.

 Tell me you won’t cry

Go to our friends when you feel sorrow is swallowing you inside.

 Smile when you remember how I laughed.

I must go.

I have to go.

You have to let me go.

 I’ll come to you like the Ocean breeze.

In the love language you speak.

In the golden hue of sunlight

Like the autumn leaves.

Do not cry in my wake

I am at peace and I rest.

Everyone has to go alone

You must know and move on.

Remember my laugh 

Remember me with joy in your heart

Do not think of me with tears ,

I do not want scars.

Understand it’s the nature of this realm

Everyone has to go alone 

Six feet under is our real home.

Do not put Lillies on my grave

I bloom around thorns

Roses suit me well

Roses fight to  thrive

Roses fight to survive. 

Do not put Lillies on my grave.

By Yasmin Parveen