Should Death take me, for we never know...

To those left behind- This is a life fulfilled. Life is always fulfilled when you live. Time is short. I am writing this as I go. Not to any place a ticket will take you. This is for family, friends, and lovers. Will there be wisdom in these words? Maybe. Pain, probably. Love, certainly. It is all I have to give, love. My meager words must shine with the deep well of love I hold for each and every one of you those past, those here and those to come. I won’t apologize. I did the best I could as I improvised my way. Some days were good. Some days I surprised myself, both in cruelty and in goodness. Others, well, how mundane. But I loved and fought with my heart. Never could you say better for me. Don’t cry when I leave. Leave I must. Don’t waste sadness for the place I have left unfilled. Smile that you knew my presence once sparked your creativity. I only wanted to ease the process of imagination to free you from the pain it can bring. I have no words on how to live your life. Only you can find the path. Just recall that even in my fear I followed the voice of my soul, sometimes without reason, always scared, but never did I turn away. So with a smile, madness and a dream plunge into the path your soul has deemed destiny. Do not let it pass for it would be the biggest insult you could ever give to my memory. Worse still, it would be an insult to the image reflecting in your mirror.