A Last Will and Testament

Let it be.   

Let it be done.   

Let me be blamed for it,                     

                        when I am gone.    

Let there be light.   

Let there be dark.   

Let there be a time                   

                         for the dogs to bark.    

Let there be sun.   

Let there be moon.   

Let there be stars,                 

                   and loss,                     

                              and doom.    

Let there be fire.   

Let there be rain.   

Let there be men                 

                         dragging their chains.    

Let there be wind.   

Let there be sin.   

Let children grow,                 

                           and make amend.    

Let there be war.   

Let there be peace.   

Let all the stakes

                         forever increase.    

Let there be dreams.   

Let there be tears.   

Let there be nations                 

                           outgrowing their fears.    

Let there be red.   

Let there be black.   

Let all colors be                    

                         on the rack.    

Let there be life.   

Let there be death.   

Let there be a time                   

                        for prayers and rest.    

Let there be sleep.         

       For in that sleep,                

                  I shall come to you,                       

                           and shall be with you,                                    

                                              all of you.                       

                           And through you,                                   

                                                forever my will be done.    

Let there be... Hope.

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