Gabriel Rashad Jordan

When I must leave you for a little while, please do not grieve and shed wild tears. And hug your sorrow to you through the years. But start out bravely with a gallant smile; And for my sake and in my name, Live on and do all things the same; Feed not your loneliness on empty days, but fill each waking hour in useful ways, reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near; And never, never be afraid to die. For I am waiting for you in the sky.