Denial
The only scary thing about going to a wake
Is seeing the person
Under the glass.
It makes his death a reality.
It cements the fact
That he will never open his eyes again
Reinforcing the truth
That he is permanently
hopelessly
gone.

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Absences
PoetryThis is a collection of poems about losing people. They were written sporadically in the past few years. I welcome any feedback you may have.