Think of anything but your own funeral

30 Oct

*** Read down one column, down the second column and then across ***

Survey from the rear                            A commander post
scan his final audience                        grope for options in the midst
the beautiful people                             the friendliest fire

The heat at its zenith                           Roaming for a bulls eye
the men reduced                                   human steeple
rows upon rows                                     praying for reprieve
notches on pews                                    snap back, back to
gaze forced forward                             the mind is ill equipped
turned toward the saccharine         imbued in the spiritual
alter of a progressive church          this is war, the military
forward enough to bury a gay        soldier, meek make no claims in their death

The dead was not a notch of mine              Your wife, her body not a tomb
I fuck his best friend                                        she says it aloud
a weak willed man                                             a perfect bride
up front with content woman, kids            disillusioned by a young corpse
gaze forced forward                                         struck like sun stroke
eyes narrowed in feigned acceptance      pupils burnt with nothing in view

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One Response to “Think of anything but your own funeral”

  1. Mamita Mala October 30, 2011 at 9:24 am #

    wow mujer. Just wow

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