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BONEYARD
BONEYARD
_________
Shovel the earth &
shovel it deep
Lower into the sepulchre
Surround the burrowed
space w/ lilacs & eulogies--
Family tears
Seal the earth up again
for a child had been
consigned to rest here
For another child
embittered
had shown him his most
glorified toy from youth
his lifelong phobia:
The receiving ...
Saturday 28th June 2025 1:54 pm
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