Zombie Hygiene

there's a lot of talk

about zombies

these days.

books

and movies, television

shows. Zombie

this,

zombie that.

it's a fun craze in a way.

the dead

coming back to life.

they want to eat us,

but fortunately they

are slow of foot

and have limited brain

function, and for some reason

they've lost the ability to talk,

emitting grunts of some sort

in a guttural

foreign language.

they don't seem

to be enjoying

they're second shot at life 

and living.

which is sad.

their hygiene is pathetic.

they don't shower or

brush their teeth anymore,

or dress properly.

God knows if they're even

lifting the lid up

on the commode.

i wish they could find

a way to relax

and take it easy, and perhaps

stop trying to bite

people.

maybe read a book, or go to

the beach.

get some therapy.

we all really need to get along,

the dead,

and the living.