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The Dying Body Chronicles 28: The Graveside Monologue by warpedpoetic

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The Dying Body Chronicles 28: The Graveside Monologue
<center>Soon death 
soon the river's endless thirst 
Bring waters of tongue 
the dialogue at the grave 
It can be rainfall or sweat spatter 
the undertaker's animated brow 
Give space so the empty identity 
behind naming a body 
takes seat where God's 
chariot of fire will come 
Leaves 
swollen with yesterday rains 
ride cold dawn 
The wind will pull apart 
grieving for meanings 
unhurting each other 
There is always friction 
on the earth 
Soon silence 
soon the waiting of pine trees 
Bring journeys from old books 
into the roots 
of this denatured rest 
This is where we bury 
the anthology of our bodies 
Resist their stories 
Bring fruits the tree of knowledge 
Know things; black cloth 
& black string around neck 
means someone's song touched 
the epicenter of God's desire 
Soon dirt 
soon wreath 
soon the road will turn on itself 
a desperate need 
crawling back into yesterday 
Then this poem means nothing 
a rifling of catch phrases 
making pain numb itself 
into believing it is the ghost 
of something deeper 
Quest among the tomb 
for the ritual in saying 
half formed thoughts 
Brandish body before God 
like a statement of fact; 
look I too am dying 
Peel the scabs apart 
so each lip will have agency 
Do not look down to the moss 
growing on your knees 
Stretch your wrists before priest 
of any deity hidden in your blood 
Let him point where it hurts 
to you because you've been cutting 
into rigor mortis 
a mortician 
& cause of life cannot be found 
Drink & smoke the layer 
of loneliness away 
Say I do not mourn 
I have seen the earth drink 
human body like rain showers 
I cannot weep 
Sleep 
Soon loss 
soon grief 
soon God 
when will I too be enough 
to fit into a small inheritance 
of pine wood & embalming fluid</center>
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@dreemsteem ·
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this was haunting
and beautiful
and lonely
and mournful

just so timely with the melancholy feel that so many of us have these days... waiting our turn

beautiful
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@warpedpoetic ·
Thank you very much. Indeed, it is how I feel most days. 
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@gangstalking ·
Electronic-terrorism, voice to skull and neuro monitoring on Hive and Steem. You can ignore this, but your going to wish you didnt soon. This is happening whether you believe it or not. https://ecency.com/fyrstikken/@fairandbalanced/i-am-the-only-motherfucker-on-the-internet-pointing-to-a-direct-source-for-voice-to-skull-electronic-terrorism
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@kryptik ·
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> β€œ& cause of life cannot be found”

I really like this. Great job. 

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@dreemsteem ·
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@kryptik?!?!?!?!?!?!

oh my gosh!!!! hahahaha

i STILL USE your avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)
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@kryptik ·
Lol well that’s cool. Yeah I’m trying to become active again. I have been busy the past year with dad stuff, school stuff, and work stuff. I transitioned into a full-time firefighter/paramedic role at a department I worked at part-time. 

Hope all is well!
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@warpedpoetic ·
Thank you much
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@samsmith1971 ·
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"& cause of life cannot be found", and "when will I too be enough". Oh my goodness, did these hit home! Incredible poetry. Incredibly sad. I loved it. Best read of the day for me. Very evocative and tragic portrayal of the loss of a life where the individual clearly did not feel valued enough to continue with his/her existence. I do hope more people will recognise the angst in others and the sheer loneliness of some existences and reach out to them before more lives are lost. This was my personal interpretation of your poem. I cam to your post via @dreemport 
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@warpedpoetic ·
Thank you very much. I hope so too. It is my greatest prayer. 
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@samsmith1971 ·
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You have such a gift for writing. I really enjoy following you.
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