Before I Close My Eyes

Here’s a 24-line poem in first person based on your given prompt: Before I Close My Eyes Remarkable was the day of my birth, A tender spark upon this earth. I came with cries, but arms held tight, Into the warmth of love and light. Remarkable was my childhood glow, The laughter, games, the seeds I’d sow. Each bruise, each fall, a gentle mark, A lantern lit against the dark. The years that followed moved too fast, A fleeting dream that could not last. I chased the sun, I touched the rain, I learned of joy, I learned of pain. I loved with fire, I lost with tears, I carried hope through shadowed years. With every trial, I stood again, I found my peace, I shed my chain. Now as I stand where silence lies, I see my life before my eyes. A final breath, a whispered rhyme, I bless the road, I bless the time. Remarkable all that I became, A fleeting spark, an endless flame.