Tagged: dead

some things don’t survive

some things don’t survive
past winter – the remnant of
last year’s sun star points

its cold fingers at us, an
accusatory protrusion
.
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we will gather at

we will gather at
least seven times to pay our
respects, say goodbye –

for both the dead and the living,
loss takes longer to sink in
.
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between the flower

between the flower
beds and the hummingbird feeders
is a battlefield

of drunken, dead, and dying
bumblebees, we wash our hands
.
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i fill these moments

i fill these moments
with sugar, enough sugar
to preserve them for

at least a decade, maybe
longer, long after we are dead
.
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the beginning most

the beginning most
closely resembles the end –
we look for something
to hang onto – a harness,
a hook, a habit, a hand
.
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so it’s true, we will

so it’s true, we will
die as magically as
we lived – let every

autumn be a reminder,
every memory, a test
.
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borrowed time is just

borrowed time is just
that – sometimes
you feel mostly
dead. when the front
door has been
sealed for so
long, you become
very familiar
with the back door
and all the
overgrown
truths to obscure
one big lie
.
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