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Does God Write Obituaries

My eyes opened;Fell on the clockAt the precise momentPeople were probablyIn the REM stageThe day was foggyTrees wept softlyCaterpillars crawled up my blood streamMy limbs felt the effects of rigor mortisMy mind’s zoetrope spunImages raced in a blurMice foraged rubbish dumpsThe blood curdling cries of catsStabbed the silencePeople-less shadowsLoitered aroundWhere was IOh yes!He would have had a shower by nowAnd clothed himself in fresh white garmentsHis eloquence - The absence of last wordsHis consciousness -The feeding frenzy of piranhasA black hole yawnedAnd God blinked on himTime recoiled like a snapped springAnd thenThe universe  went silentBut somewhere in the cosmosI distinctly heard a blip  My response to an execution by hanging which took place not so long ago. 

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Catalina

17 years 10 months ago

This was so full of emotion

This was so full of emotion and just raw imagery I can't say anything but fantastic!...the title sent you thinking one way, the piece sent you in a similar but opposite direction and then - just like that, the ending brings them all together yet maintaining their form as something your should question...leaving each read the chance to form their own opinion...I loved this.
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leonard daranjo

17 years 10 months ago

Catalina

Thank you very much for your most encouraging and discerning comment. Am glad that you enjoyed this piece. Best wishes always ... Leonard