Don't carve some words in Granite
or even etch words in the sand
for my Epitaph I myself hope to
etch
in the hearts and minds of those
I know
my kindnesses
my weaknesses
my cruelties
my honesty
my deceit
the smiles I've put on faces
the eyes I've caused to weep
these deeds are my carving implement
furrows made some shallow some
deep
will be the words of my epitaph
for all who know me to keep
