do not lie down and die before your time

do not lie down and die before your time
as long as you're above ground be around
for dying while still living is a crime

no matter what its state life is sublime
if only 'cause it's not beneath a mound
do not lie down and die before your time

for life itself is neither yours nor mine
but borrowed from the ones to whom we're bound
and dying while still living is a crime

one day death will complete your life's own rhyme
though searched for it is hard pressed to be found
do not lie down and die before your time

for death shuts down the workings of the spine
you'll neither make nor listen to a sound
and dying while still living is a crime

and life itself is given as a sign
that we've been loved, and we should stick around
do not lie down and die before your time
for dying while still living is a crime

(C)2008, Christos Rigakos