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ecrivan
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my own state

0 posted 2005-11-05 12:32 PM


in the vein of Economic Death:

Protect or expose  family
shield against the unforseen
dismemberment
paralysis
collided results
sounds clinical, I know
but there's no doctor
no medical exam
for the next world.

The trauma lingers awhile
insurance papers keep their folds
strange not to ask questions
kids have to have protection
before elder eye lids shut
spirits arise
you wanted to give
but the flesh hardens
it seems the living
is never quite covered

Never enough for burial
nothing pleasant to buy
from a dead man's policy
to protect the family
from the shortcomings
of sudden expiration
at the wheel of a car
the back end of a coach.

Anybody know what the end is?

All one knows is it comes
earlier than you think
insured or uncovered
spirits arise
you wanted to give
there was never enough
for the living
and the dead don't speak
about the benefits
of extended
family plans..


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