when i die i hope no one who ever hurt me cries
and if they cry i hope their eyes fall out
and a million maggots that had made up their brains
crawl from the empty holes and devour the flesh
that covered the evil that passed itself off as a person
that i probably tried
to love
When I Die
Nikki Giovanni
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Poem topics: evil, person, hope, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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David Houke: This is only a small part of this Poem. and not the part Nikki wanted to leave us with. she ends the poem with
“and if ever i touched a life i hope that life knows
that i know that touching was and still is and will always
be the true
revolution” ~~ Nikki Giovani
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