When I am Gone

The moon was here when I was born.
It will be there when I am gone.
The clouds that change
The Sun that sets
Chinese Takeout, sex, Corvettes.
They'll all be here when I am gone.

Lovers walking on the sand
Will still be barefoot, hand in hand,
They won't even miss a step.
Shallow waves,
Bonfires, cheap liquor raves.
They'll be all the rage when I'm gone.

Masturbation, Common Law
Serenades and Mardi Gras
Talk show hosts
Wonder Bras
The world won't even pause
It just  keeps going on and on..

For all the wrong things I have done
I count my scars and deny none.
Remorse, regrets,
Coward's Lies,
For that I most apologize,
But those will go when I am gone.