Wednesday, March 13, 2024

death by numbers

how old
are you, how much do you weigh,
what's your
address,
are you the first born,
what's your
zip code
your social security number,
your bank
account
numbers.
what's your password,
your height.
how many years of
schooling
did you make it through,
your grades?
how many times
were you married,
how many children do
you have?
how much money
are leaving behind?
we need to know all of these
things
for the back page
of the paper, the obit,
and for the tombstone
above
your grave.
no one ever asks if
you
were happy.

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