I thought today about my passing
The fear of death clutching at my soul
My thoughts were not of gold and riches
But of missing you if I would go
I’ve endured life’s pains and pressures
Fighting always to seek fortune and fame
Yet when faced with my final ending
Of my friends so close I remembered not a name
Though once so brilliant I impressed them all
My successes publicized wherever I went
When confronted with what I had accomplished
I realized for my family my time was badly spent
They say the measure of a man is in his merits
Yet what is success without love’s grace
What makes us believe that wealth brings happiness
If no tears are shed upon our final resting place
Although I’ve survived this glimpse of fate
My soul humbled by things once good now bad
No longer will I strive for more wealth and fortune
Happiness now gained from remembering what I once had
