when i die

when i die
spread my ashes
everywhere i used to love
sprinkle me in the river
so i can forever feel the cool water rushing over me
the smooth rocks beneath me
sprinkle me on the peak of the mountain
so i can forever gaze at the sights i’ve always admired
riding the breeze into the valley below
distribute me throughout the forest
so i can rest on it’s mossy floor
forever sheltered by the outstretched arms of the cedars
scatter me on the shores of the ocean
so i can forever smell the salty wind
my body can travel to the places i’ve never been before
but more importantly
i want to share these places with you
again
before i am completely gone
i understand it now
why the salmon pours all of her life energy to swim upstream
to show her birth place to her offspring
before her body is consumed by the earth