Here’s a lyrical 36-line song-style poem based on your prompt, written in first person:
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Before I Close My Eyes
(Verse 1)
Remarkable was the day of my birth,
A gentle cry on this wide earth.
Arms of love wrapped me so tight,
Guiding me into the light.
(Verse 2)
Remarkable was my childhood play,
Golden mornings, endless day.
Every fall and every rise,
Painted stars across my skies.
(Chorus)
I sing my story one last time,
Every heartbeat, every rhyme.
Before I close these weary eyes,
I’ll thank the earth, the seas, the skies.
(Verse 3)
The years that came all rushed too soon,
I chased the sun, I touched the moon.
Joy and sorrow hand in hand,
Led me through this shifting land.
(Verse 4)
I loved with fire, I dreamed so free,
The world was always calling me.
Through every shadow, every test,
I found the strength to do my best.
(Chorus)
I sing my story one last time,
Every heartbeat, every rhyme.
Before I close these weary eyes,
I’ll thank the earth, the seas, the skies.
(Bridge)
If tomorrow never comes,
Still I’ll hear the beating drums.
Every breath was not in vain,
Love remains, love remains.
(Outro)
Remarkable all that I became,
A fleeting spark, an endless flame.
Now I whisper soft goodbyes,
Before I close my eyes.
