She Belongs To The Sky
Your Mom is out there, somewhere, surviving still—at least a piece of her is.
"You believe that?", I ask.
"I do," he says. "I really do."
I do not.
Believe it.
I don't don't disbelieve entirely, though. Because the idea that we will never leave existence absolutely is comforting for the moment—even if it is a lie. Also, I want to believe mainly because he said it.
I want to believe anything he says.
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Burn me, gently gently
If I were to die tomorrow,
If you woke up to my body, stiff, lifeless,
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