Grieving with
no body
I'm underground
while you tunneled
out
like a blind gopher
Dirt in your eyes
and worms in your ears
and withering bones
under the weight
of a chimpanzee brain
looking for ways
out
of a cage you
weren't in
A strong body
under the crush
of
all that mud
is as weak
as the frail
old man shoveling
above
who had
changed places
with me
50 years ago
no body
I'm underground
while you tunneled
out
like a blind gopher
Dirt in your eyes
and worms in your ears
and withering bones
under the weight
of a chimpanzee brain
looking for ways
out
of a cage you
weren't in
A strong body
under the crush
of
all that mud
is as weak
as the frail
old man shoveling
above
who had
changed places
with me
50 years ago
