Don't Leave Flowers Copyright © 2008 Colin Whyles

Don’t leave flowers where I die
If you won’t leave flowers where I was born
If you won’t mark the place
Or the time my eyes opened
Don’t leave flowers where I die

I ask you to look at what I’ve done
And not dream of what I might have been
Trace the hard-fought steps of every journey
Never mind my eyes have closed
Don’t leave flowers where I die

Value each step that you take
On the voyage you take to your goal
Treasure the places you leave behind
I won’t leave flowers where you die

Why mark the place that I die
But not mark the place where I began
Nor signal my greatest achievements
But simply flag my greatest error
Don't leave flowers where I die