I Don’t Want to Die
by: Retsim Laudividni
I do not want to die
I am afraid to fly
It’s that we’re up so high
Ten thousand in the sky
It’s time to say goodbye
I do not want to die
My heart pounds in my chest
I hope that I am blessed
And the same for the rest
Up here I do not jest
I must hope for the best
I hope that I am blessed
Here we are in the air
Headed to who knows where
Someone please read my stare
See the burden I bear
For this time that we share
Headed to who knows where
How do I sit up tall
On my first and last haul
Not one soul can I call
This one fate I befall
Time now moves at a crawl
On my first and last haul
How did I end up here
This path I cannot steer
Please please do not adhere
Remain calm with head clear
No panic no more fear
This path I cannot steer
Prod the soul for a reem
Wonder how it may seem
To not wake from a dream
The briefest flashing beam
To plan and then to deem
Wonder how it may seem
It is time that I stand
To validate my brand
So far from my homeland
They may join hand in hand
But this place I have scanned
To validate my brand
Do they see where I go
Am I a friend or foe
Sometimes I do not know
Back and forth to and fro
Just some words I bestow
Am I a friend or foe
