GOING TO THE CEMETERY (Poem)

Matthew Spira
Matthew Spira
Published in
4 min readJul 31, 2024

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POEM

Celebrating Life: A Reflective Journey to the Cemetery

Join us in a serene and thoughtful journey to the cemetery, where we celebrate the beautiful complexities of life and the deep connections we share. ‘Going to the Cemetery’ explores the joy and resonance of lives intertwined.

GOING TO THE CEMETERY
When I go to that cemetery
I hope it’s in the company of people
who will remember and celebrate
all the ways I loved; the ways we loved;
the ways we together experienced
joy; the accumulation of life’s detail
and texture; of trying to make things
better, even if our muddling best
didn’t always seem good enough
at the time. The depth and resonance
and the beautiful complexity of a life
reticulating into other lives; all our
connections to one another coming
together in the singularity of the moment
when I go to that cemetery.

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Matthew Spira
Matthew Spira

Middle-aged dude. Combat veteran & single father. Eclectic career. Poet.