to write his obituary.
date of birth
date of death,
his service to his country,
and then what.
children
near and far.
loved and estranged.
do we mention
how he loved
to cook
and read and lie in the sun.
how he was both
selfish
and kind,
loving and mean
depending on
the mood.
do we mention how frugal
he was
always cutting coupons,
saving string
and jars, never throwing
a single
thing away.
what about his garden
full of beans and tomatoes,
the fence
he built to keep
the rabbits away. shall we talk
about
how secretive
and distant, unreachable
he was at times.
do we bring up his romantic
partners,
innumerable dalliances
with the fairer
sex
as he sailed the seven
seas.
what about his cat, Thomas.
a black and white
stray
that wandered into
his life.
does he get a line in all of this?
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