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Sep 23
I dreamt I died one silent night,
My soul still lingered, void of light.
My family wept, my body burned,
And life went onβ€”no lesson learned.

My bed was thrown, my chair was gone,
My messages erased, my photo withdrawn.
Those I had loved forgot so fast,
The ones I despised praised me at last.

My books were sold, my clothes all cleared,
The world moved onβ€”the truth appeared:
We live for others, day by day,
Yet they forget us when we fade away.

Then I awoke with trembling breathβ€”
Grateful it was not my death.
I vowed that night, with heart set free,
To live this lifeβ€”for only me.
This poem unveils the truth of life:
We sacrifice everything for others,
yet the world forgets us when we’re gone.
So live fully, live trulyβ€”for yourself.
Written by
Usha  39/F/Mumbai
(39/F/Mumbai)   
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