A Poem For Workers' Memorial Day (April 28)

The Plan

A poem for two voices - female & male, dedicated to all workers
who have gone before us, and who we remember on Worker Memorial Day.

I am your....
Mother. . . . . . . . . . Father
Sister . . . . . . . . . . . Brother
Child . . . . . . . . . . . Partner
Lover . . . . . . . . . . . Friend
Today, I planned to....
Take a walk . . . . . . See a friend
Tell a joke . . . . . . . . Give a smile
Pay a bill . . . . . . . . . Play a game
Take a ride . . . . . . . . Kiss a cheek
Hug a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I didn’t plan to . . . Die today
. . . but I did
I planned to....
Go to work . . . . . . . . . Build a bridge
Pave a road . . . . . . . . . Fix a pipe
Teach a class . . . . . . . . Save a life
Paint a room . . . . . . . . Write reports
Enter data . . . . . . . . . . .Work the line
Wire buildings . . . . . . . Walk the iron
Erect the steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I didn’t plan to . . . Die today
. . . but I did
Please think of me...
Just once today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When you
Fulfill your plans
I am your....
Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . Father
Sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brother
Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partner
Lover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friend
I didn’t plan to . . . Die today
BUT I DID ...
—Sue Waltz