Tuesday, September 12, 2023

three rooms down, to the left

in black,
of course, we go to the funeral
home
to pay
our respects.
we sit in back, not wanting
to take a final
look at our friend
who lies
twenty rows up
in a very nice looking
casket.
we nod at the other guests,
smiling politely
as we dab at our tears
remembering the good times.
after a while though,
when words are said,
and we don't
recognize anyone
we realize that we're at
the wrong
death.
our friend is three rooms
down the hall,
to the left.

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