Connection of Life and Death
Stark reality
between life and death
the deconstruction of what used to be
stripped bare of
beliefs
values
strengths, and
weaknesses as well
as life moments
A fleeting memory of your painful ascension
from within the birth canal
in a rush of gushing fluid and screams
It’s the moments you felt safe
in the heavy weight of your father’s arms
or underneath the fresh covers of the bed
It’s also the first time you caressed another
causing that light-headed giddy feeling
It’s the moments where your parents were proud
of your academic achievements
There’s also those dreaded moments
filled with the burning humiliation
picked on for walking tipped toed
a graceful ballerina
It’s even sitting in the principal’s office
harrassed for a joint
falling head over heels
to have it all turn to shit
thinking this is the One
It’s the pill popping
drug abuse and
too many drunken nights
It’s losing your kids to a needle banging junkie
because the court system is screwed
seeing your older son grow into a man
It’s loving a perfectly flawed guy;
It’s everything you or I
can relate to — the connections
Like a puppeteer
depending on the string
movement may differ
causing conflict and resolution
as we turn and twist
knotted — together at least
in death’s quiet embrace
