sci-fi poem

I'd Rather Be

by Clinton Van Inman

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I'd rather be a handful of ashes
Than a truckload of dust.
I'd rather be unknown
Than a big bronze bust.
I'd rather be a blazing comet
Than a minor moon.
I'd rather be a mountain lake
Than a city lagoon.
I'd rather be summer shower
Than a mighty monsoon.
I'd rather be too late
Than too soon.
I'd rather be a knife
Than a spoon.
I'd rather be a sleep
Than a swoon.
But of all the things I'd rather be
I'd rather be with you.