#TenderTuesday . . . When the time comes

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WHEN THE TIME COMES

I pray that when I die,
no-one waxes lyrical
about the quality of my skin
for my age.
I pray that no-one
compliments my corpse
on its great condition.
I want everyone to remember
the way I showed my face to the sun
without care for lines
and how I used my body out,
every minute of every day
in the most beautiful
and fun-filled ways.
I am not here to preserve
I’m here to live.
And my body will tell that story well
when the time comes.

Donna Ashworth
‘Life’: https://amzn.eu/d/9Y6E6kz

Art by Monisha Singhal

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Text and image source: Donna Ashworth https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0vuW3s4xUuD5Q4b73kZWo4d5BNBjG51V3PovtkxFoaBFNK5h7iLgfcUyKzSKGj7Lml&id=100044362152366&mibextid=Nif5oz