Spiders, Snakes
Roaches, Bats
Crows, Ravens
Vultures, Bats
....
Scritch, scratch
Crawl, slither
Rasping tongues
Gnawing hither
....
A wooden box
Turned pine table
Dig with mandibles
A sinewy staple
....
Skin sloughed
Bones cracked
Rotten carcass
By insects sacked
....
Creepy crawlies
For dinner guests
Meal served
After death
....
All the same
Rich or Poor
Feeding worms
At Death's door
....
Neath dirt
Piled above
A king's feast
No need to shove
....
Don't forget to clean your plate
A last bit of gristle to wet that whistle
That or...
Up the smoke stack
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
Never mind. I give up.
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