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There was a death in the
family today.
Into an eternal life one
went to stay.
A death, the inevitable
event, came today.
A death in our family
came for real.
Now the one is but a
memorable ghost and of a great deal -
A ghost which we can't
see or talk to, only feel.
A death in our family
happened today.
But no one has died, or
for that matter
Even gone away.
This
was written when my brother Mike (1950-1976) first fell to drug abuse
during a battle for his life after a motorcycle accident.
Quick Life
One foot in the gave,
Nothing earned and nothing saved.
My body is light and seems so free,
Everyone who is happy is smiling with me.
Two feet in my grave,
Nothing earned and nothing saved.
My body, to me, is aged but at its prime.
No need to worry about people or time.
Three feet within my grave,
nothing earned and nothing saved.
My mind is discovering flesh and joy.
I feel only me. a craving boy.
Four feet within my grave,
Nothing earned and nothing saved.
My mind is awaking to the facts of life.
I feel my past as a suicidal knife.
Five feet within my grave,
Nothing earned and nothing saved.
My body is old my hair is all gray.
I know all my faults and count them every day.
Six feet within my grave,
Nothing earned and nothing saved.
Nothing lost and nothing gained. |
