The poem “Three Thousand Dollar Death Song” is written by Wendy Rose. She wrote this poem after looking at the bones of her Native American ancestors. The author questions what our worth is when we are dead. Does our body’s cost a monetary value on them or are they worth something more than that that isn’t materialistic. It forces the reader to think about what we really are worth at the time of our deaths. All of the things we did during our life all comes down to the price of our grave. But I personally believe it’s more than just that. Our lives don’t come down to a price of our body. It comes down to the legacy we left behind while we were living. And that’s the message the author is trying to send when she is looking at her ancestor’s bones. It’s all about values we lived by and the memories we instilled in others while we were alive. The picture I included really embodies my feelings best because it contains the words “One Life, One Legacy.” And in the background it has a fingerprint. That means that you have only one life, and one chance to make an imprint on people around you and in the world.
Further Reading: http://www.suite101.com/content/wendy-roses-three-thousand-dollar-death-song-a96348
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