February 19, 2014 · 2:17 AM
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no flowers

stock-footage-hand-laying-flowers-on-a-grave

bring no flowers 

to my grave

waste no tears

if you couldn’t be bothered

to do either

when I was here

—

~Melanie Blackwell

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25 responses to “no flowers”

  1. Oloriel
    February 19, 2014 at 2:40 AM

    Very heartstriking, but also very true, I agree with the message.

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  2. words4jp
    February 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    This is such a simple piece of truth – painful truth. Beautifully written.

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  3. nokindofmagic
    February 19, 2014 at 6:21 AM

    Reconciliation with the inevitable. Shocking at first , but the truth lies beneath theatrical social conventions. A very good read after a couple of sleepless nights.

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  4. hitandrun1964
    February 19, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    Reblogged this on Rethinking Life and commented:
    Melanie’s powerful poem is a reminder not to wait until it’s too late.

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  5. hitandrun1964
    February 19, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    A few simple words,,,lead to all that power. Beautifully done and true. Sometimes it’s just too late. Great poem. Important poem. I’m going to reblog so that people remember.

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  6. omtatjuan
    February 19, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    So true… They extoll your greatness when you are dead but they make your life miserable when you are alive.

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  7. Miranda Stone
    February 19, 2014 at 1:26 PM

    I love the power in this poem, Melanie. And I actually feel the same way. I’ve already made it clear that when I die, I want no funeral, no memorial service, no obituary announcing that I’m gone. Those who love and care about me and are involved in my life from day to day will know. As for fair-weathered friends or people I didn’t even like, they don’t get to show up and indulge in a superficial mourning ritual that I find grotesque.

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  9. Rajiv
    February 20, 2014 at 1:38 AM

    Oh Wow…This is strong, and very well put.
    I cannot but say, yeah. I agree with this sentiment

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  10. Rajiv
    February 20, 2014 at 1:39 AM

    Of course, in my case, it would be ‘ come not to my pyre..”

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  11. whocouldknowthen
    February 22, 2014 at 12:36 AM

    ty for sharing this painful truth Melanie,
    i don’t suffer hypocrisy well either.

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  12. chrisnelson61
    April 10, 2014 at 12:55 AM

    Honest, open and searingly true – a modern day Christina Rossetti. Well written.

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