Saturday, May 31, 2008

visiting a dying aunt

When one dies, they simply become.


If the place we live in today is heaven, where do we go once our mortal bodies fail us?



Morning doves whisper

between beer sips

they've seen us

before

know us

our pain

hatred

our mothers brothers

fathers

fell into cold

nothingness

awaiting

resurrection


as we laid the dog into the cold pit,

I thought ahead

we're sitting across from eachother in the kitchen at the farm

she'll die next week

leave this heaven

become this heaven

together

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