FOR SALE: A LIFE - ONLY ONE...CAREFUL OWNER. <br /> <br />He was pretending <br />to be <br /> <br />alive <br />now that he was dead. <br /> <br />He tried on <br />his life <br /> <br /> <br />& it felt more real <br />than it had originally done. <br /> <br />His life <br />fitted him(somehow) better <br /> <br />this time <br />‘round. <br /> <br />Being dead <br />gave life an edge <br /> <br />it hadn't had <br />when he was alive. <br /> <br />God...his funeral <br />was boring <br /> <br />as hell. <br /> <br />And in this rain. <br /> <br />He would have left <br />if he had a choice. <br /> <br />But now <br />he had the choice <br /> <br />of only no <br />choice. <br /> <br />He took off <br />his life again <br /> <br />& laid it gently <br />over a nearby tombstone <br /> <br />got back <br />into the grave <br /> <br />(he was tired of it <br />all now) <br /> <br />& thought he <br />would like to sleep <br /> <br />for a long <br />long time.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-sale-a-life-only-one-careful-owner/
