Death Did Not Take Me

I ask for no mourning
My spirit survives
I’ll be with you always
So please dry your eyes

Death did not take me
For I live on
Every time voices
Are lifted in song
Every time someone
Rights what is wrong

Death did not take me
For I endure
In those who persist
Though afraid and unsure
In all those who ponder,
Seek wisdom, mature

Death did not take me
For I live still
When someone clears hurdles
By sheer force of will
When a kindhearted smile
Warms winter’s chill

Death did not take me
For I remain
In the souls of brave people
Prevailing through pain
In the dreamers who go forth
Shattering chains

Death did not take me
For I live yet
When a creditor cancels
A hard worker’s debt
When true heroes fight off
A terrible threat

Death did not take me
For my heart beats
In seekers out striving
To make suffering cease
In everyone working
To bring the world peace

I ask for no mourning
My spirit survives
You can best show you miss me
By loving this life