cradle the bodies as if they were
your first born. pink & yearning.
pretend they are flushed roses,
dogwoods in bloom, dark tulips
blooming under the window.
does anyone really know how
to carry the dead? to throw the first
heap of dirt over their hands & cheeks
eyes so softly closed? is there a
better way to lower a body into
the earth? we are trembling.
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