Message To My Family

The day after I die 

and hours after my ashes cool,

find a purple urn with a window. 

Purple nurtures my spiritual strength 

and windows, keeps me alive. Remember 

I’m claustrophobic and the thought 

of being stuck inside a box irks me, 

since I must indulge in my favorite hobby 

of people-watching, which drives me 

to my journal where I find joy and solace. 

Remember writers need time alone 

and once a day my window should be closed,

 just once a day after I die. 

 After I die.