so you leave behind a will...

 
what happens to those wishes of the dying that go unfulfilled
do they vanish into thin air or fate kills them soon as they're willed

i picture a dying old man, surrounded by his loved ones
his dreams afloat in streams with currents that none outruns
they buried him under a gum tree though his wish was a sacred fig
the son found that too expensive and too laborious a dig

they say life is full of meanings, dreams and wishes and fears
none truly knows their purpose perhaps till death appears
then it's too late to do something, so you leave behind a will
And you die thinking and hoping, your wish will be fulfilled




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