We discuss the soul,
ponder death’s postlude, then choose
the happy ending.
Afterwards
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We discuss the soul,
ponder death’s postlude, then choose
the happy ending.
We discuss the soul,
ponder death’s postlude, then choose
the happy ending.
That first brush with death
shook loose her confident grasp
of all she held dear.
You’re gone, leaving class
mates to learn that last lesson:
life can be too short.
He feared brain blood clots
but it’s labyrinthitis.
He’ll live after all.
Why his head spins he
doesn’t know. Vertigo’s made
the world hell’s fun house.
Dark fear crackling at
the edges, the heart beats on,
pulsing core of light.
If you suffer from
triskaidekaphobia,
good luck. You’ll need it.
Cost to average
household: Five thousand. Voting
the bums out: Priceless.
Envelope size, thick
or thin. We look for clues, don’t
like to be surprised .
She calls, panicked, freaked.
Can’t breathe, can’t focus, can’t write.
I soothe, long distance.