Full Credit For Being Alive

98 notes &

When I die if you need to weep
Cry for your brother or sister
Walking the street beside you
And when you need me put your arms around anyone
And give them what you need to give me.

I want to leave you something
Something better than words or sounds.

Look for me in the people I’ve known or loved
And if you cannot give me away
At least let me live in your eyes and not on your mind.

You can love me most by letting hands touch hands
By letting bodies touch bodies
And by letting go of children that need to be free.

Love doesn’t die, people do
So when all that’s left of me is love
Give me away.

This is a thank you for everyone’s kind words yesterday. Today is going better, mostly because my family is slowly leaving the city. The funeral was beautiful, awkward, and terrible, which is how funerals are supposed to go, I guess. But the above poem was read at the minyon service back at my family’s hotel, and although I’m not religious at all, it really spoke to me. I hope that those of you who have experienced loss can find solace in it as well.
  1. grimescrimes reblogged this from nahgirlyougood
  2. jesswanderlust reblogged this from fullcredit
  3. lulaloves reblogged this from partiallycommitted
  4. allipick reblogged this from fullcredit
  5. shesagoodegg reblogged this from fullcredit
  6. deathbycupcakes said: thank you for posting this. your family is in my thoughts.
  7. nahgirlyougood reblogged this from fullcredit and added:
    Beautiful. I found out on Saturday that...friend from college died of a heart attack on...
  8. partiallycommitted reblogged this from fullcredit and added:
    confusing. and sad. and really,