Tagged: death
between the end and
between the end and
the end of the end, there is
little more to say –
there are memories within
memories that pull us in and out
.
20210523:1350
y
finally, spring is
finally, spring is
peeking over the hedges, and
you have decided
to give up, let go, peel away
from this corporal suffering
.
20210330:2057
y
whomever said lambs
whomever said lambs
to the slaughter had little
imagination
of the cruelty that men could
inflict upon other men
.
20210322:0830
y
with protection spells,
with protection spells,
great care
must be taken in
word choice –
and still, we
will slip up,
there will be
omissions,
like pandemics,
a deep freeze,
loneliness
.
20210222:2001
y
perhaps people rarely
perhaps people rarely
die for good causes –
it’s what the living
clings to to sell
us a tarnished
past, an endurable
present, a
promising future
.
20210122:2337
y
your parents called to
your parents called to
say that your childhood turtle
has died – the end of
a long story and threats to
send the aquarium our way
.
20201023:0333
y
to all those who have
to all those who have
passed on before this pandemic –
the jokes you’d’ve told
.
20200514:2059
y
at the cemetery,
at the cemetery,
there is enough
new growth
to power the
most decorated
athlete, a reminder
that as much as we
receive, we will be
made to return
.
20200429:1749
y
there is comfort in
there is comfort in
being able to identify
a pattern – in life
or death, we have a better
chance of going down swinging
.
20200414:0935
y
we get in line, take
we get in line, take
turns, buying
groceries, doing
laundry, voting,
waiting for our
turn, six feet in
between,
six feet under
.
20200408:2249
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