Mrs. Dash

When they place the top down on my coffin
Or put the lid down on my urn,
Please tell me Mrs. Dash,
Will they be able to clue you in on all
that I've learned?

Mrs. Dash, will they tell you how I wholeheartedly loved old school and new school rap,
Will they tell you how after reading
"The Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall in school one day,

 It brought tears to my eyes and sent me  running to my mom's lap.

Mrs. Dash will they say I had some good  days and some bad days?
 
  Will they tell you that spoken word is what
   I craved?

      Mrs. Dash, will they tell you how I
      anxiously awaited attending Open Mike
       poetry forums?
       
      Because it gave me a chance to showcase some of my older and newer poems.

Mrs. Dash, when they place you in between my birth year which is 1969 dash whenever,
Will they express how much I loved poetry, will they say that I was clever?