A senseless fall
A senseless fall
The maddening nature of it
Incomprehensible
Psychotic delusion
Alcoholic confusion
Mental fragility
Stealing him away
Blame is worse than sorrow
His, mine, yours
Madness is institutional
The sadness is familial
A genetic inheritance
Carried in secret pockets
Buried in bone marrow.
Colourless
Empty shells
Kneeling on hassocks
Heavy hearts
Draped over dead wood
Carved into pews and prayer stools
A solid support,
Nailed down
To keep the peace.
Manic preachers
With sticky beaks
Know nothing,
We were broken
Swept away in pieces.
I drove blindly
Journeys were made
But never recalled
Buttoned down emotions
Skirting the issue
Silently negotiated
Learned behaviors
Blindly followed
Performance memory.
A numb, cold summer
An ice-bright sun,
Nobody likes a funeral
Only a fool would say so
Flowers die for no one
Nobody wears a smile,
Poses with a corsage
Of white Lilies
For a family photograph.
Nobody likes a funeral
Few would ever want to go
Some wish they never had
Some believe they should
Have.
All will go
Eventually.