wish

if i should die, when i die,
i hope it is convenient to all.

don't want anybody's weekend plans interrupted,
or weekday work temporarily suspended,
don't wish to be the cause of a lost casual leave.

don't want anyone to be stuck in traffic jams,
cursing the hour, or delayed needlessly,
when better things could be done instead.

i do not wish to cause anyone agony,
about when and how or if to pull the plug,
the paperwork stuck because it's lunch hour.

i do not wish to see boredom in their eyes,
the waiting for the breath to fade away,
waiting to leave, fidgeting because they cannot.

i do not wish to let anyone suffer,
the tedium of writing an obituary,
the anguish of choosing the words.

i just wish to crumble to dust, fade, disappear
without a blip in time or memory. and soon.