When you see robbers <br />behind each scrawny cedar <br />it's paranoia. <br /> <br />And when you fathom <br />that homocysteine is <br />out of the bible <br /> <br />and that a gangster <br />who fooled the Royal Mounties <br />describes the ovens <br /> <br />then it is time man <br />to hang your head and shudder <br />and take your valium. <br /> <br />The great Houdini <br />or was it someone smarter <br />said go and wait there <br /> <br />He meant the Boneyard <br />and that we could hang out there <br />await our turn. <br /> <br />But human beings <br />have never grasped the meaning <br />of death in earnest. <br /> <br />We are so clingy <br />and will not part with honour <br />because of envy. <br /> <br />Or are we jealous <br />do we begrudge the living <br />to view our passing? <br /> <br />Let's lean on marble <br />and close our tired eyes now. <br />Juniper bushes.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cemetery-dreams-haiku/
