Todd WootenJul 16, 20231 min readDueling ObituariesRated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yetthe corpse is showcased in a boxmy body consumed in the firemodeling a suit and tieheaping mound of ash and boneremarks on his appearancestrewn in scattered handfulsfriends sob as they amble bydelightful, soiled view of the skyvehicles creep in slow processionI feed the grass and tend to flowersclaustrophobic carriage rideme lying on a mat of cloverin the backseat of a hearsedrinking in the evening raintraffic stops for headlightsrushing toward the steepled pineslowered deep into the mudfloating on the meadow winda few words of remembrancebirds singing courtly overheadfinal time he will be viewedI resurrect in every seasonjoining family who have diednow I finally feel alive
the corpse is showcased in a boxmy body consumed in the firemodeling a suit and tieheaping mound of ash and boneremarks on his appearancestrewn in scattered handfulsfriends sob as they amble bydelightful, soiled view of the skyvehicles creep in slow processionI feed the grass and tend to flowersclaustrophobic carriage rideme lying on a mat of cloverin the backseat of a hearsedrinking in the evening raintraffic stops for headlightsrushing toward the steepled pineslowered deep into the mudfloating on the meadow winda few words of remembrancebirds singing courtly overheadfinal time he will be viewedI resurrect in every seasonjoining family who have diednow I finally feel alive
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