I was halfway through 25 lbs of pesto
when I got the call that you died
You took a walk
went into a building
they said it wasn't good
and you never came out
Simple as that
I went back to work
everything seemed
mechanical, sick
The blade groaned
it was useless
delicious
but useless
No funeral
just a party
you said
you look past the sickness
you look past the veil
and you toast
so I'll do that
and I'll probably bring up
how you looked just like Ted Danson
and how you hated when I told you that
and we'll laugh
He's a handsome man, Tom
get over it
© 2014 Lee Kitzis
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Glad to see you're still riding the lines. I slipped between the couplings. Three days to Halloween has me in the graveyard.. I've always enjoyed your writing. Like a black garbage bag that was left in the rain....
- Johnny Creepshow
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