If you find my body,
It will be deep in the forest,
parts here,
parts there,
torn asunder
by wild animals,
as nature intended.
If you find my body,
know I used it well.
Know that others used it too,
for their own pleasure,
without asking,
without telling,
without thought.
A personal punching bag,
those were the days.
That which doesn’t kill us
makes us stronger.
I am Reardon steel.
If you find my body,
Know I lived a big life
I never ran away from anything,
While the things I ran towards
often crumbled
under the weight of my example.
If you find my body
It’ll remind you,
everything dies
only the persistent
are born again.
Only the persistent
live on.
Live big while you can.