In the woods so silent,
Green and dark;
I lay motionless,
Only soul, no bark.
Taking a break,
From my eternal sleep;
In retrospection I went,
To my life very deep.
A cheat I was,
A cheat I'll remain;
In the memories of all,
Oh! It gives me such pain.
The jingle of coins,
The only sound I yearned for;
My wife, my children,
The only people I earned for.
Until I could no more hold,
The burden of my sins;
To lose my life was better,
Than all my criminal wins.
Going to my last moment.
I knew I was wrong;
Still I held her hand,
Only for her did I long.
She mesmerized me with her beauty,
And called Herself Death;
I embraced her relieved,
And slowly kicked the bucket.
That all I've said,
Is to be paid much heed;
A warning by the dead:
Think before committing a misdeed.
