A Funeral


from the ABC set The Bitterest Pill

Did you ever push me on a swing?
Or sit me in a go-kart?
You may have
But I can’t remember

Did I ever kiss your cheek?
Or bury my head, secure in your chest?
I may have
But I can’t remember

Did you teach me language?
Did you help me walk?
You may have
But I can’t remember

Did you read to me at night?
Did we lullaby together?
We may have
But I can't remember

Did I cry when we
Ended either side of a door?
I may have
But I can't remember

With what remains of you in me
Remain entrenched in 2D?
Probably
But I shan’t remember

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Comments

Lacey | March 15, 2009 - 20:55

This is really beautiful and inspiring.

Dynamaso | March 16, 2009 - 06:25

I really like the simplicity of this yet the way you've conveyed a depth of feeling. Nice work.