When I Die: My Do’s, Your Don’ts

When I Die: My Do’s, Your Don’ts

It feels good to be alive

And it feels sad when the inevitable comes alive

A day will appear

Where you and I will disappear

When I disappear, it means I’m dead.

When I die, don’t put me in a casket not even  in a basket

When I die, don’t cry,  don’t make sounds,

Agyei ! Agyei! Leave them out!  

When I die, don’t bring your bundles to come display your bungles

When  I die, don’t cruise me in your band wagon,

But keep in mind that I’m  forever gone.

When I die, envelop me in my cloak for God’s Children

As you  envelop your clock for your Children’s Children.

When I die, just let me be, ‘cos I’m no more a being.

When I die, don’t bury me, just cremate me.

        Dedicated to the late Prof. kofi Awoonor