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She lived;
That's all they could say,
For she did naught
But waste away.

She never had children,
Or husband, at that.
She owned not a pet;
A dog or cat.

She lived all her life
In the house she was born;
Just the idea
Of moving was foreign.

She daydreamed the same
As neighbors or friends
(As if she had any)
No beginnings, no ends.

She would not donate
To homeless or poor;
For after her taxes
She had not a cent more.

She gained none,
She lost naught;
Nothing was broken,
Nothing was bought.

And after her empty,
forlornish years,
She paid not a smile
And never shed tears.

Her wishes left waiting,
Her hopes in midstep,
Everything ended
When her heart stopped, dead.

So learn from this sadness
And fix your mistakes:
For the next day could come
And you may never wake.

Description
She lived;
That's all they could say,
For she did naught
But waste away.

She never had children,
Or husband, at that.
She owned not a pet;
A dog or cat.

She lived all her life
In the house she was born;
Just the idea
Of moving was foreign.

She daydreamed the same
As neighbors or friends
(As if she had any)
No beginnings, no ends.

She would not donate
To homeless or poor;
For after her taxes
She had not a cent more.

She gained none,
She lost naught;
Nothing was broken,
Nothing was bought.

And after her empty,
forlornish years,
She paid not a smile
And never shed tears.

Her wishes left waiting,
Her hopes in midstep,
Everything ended
When her heart stopped, dead.

So learn from this sadness
And fix your mistakes:
For the next day could come
And you may never wake.