why white for death?
my mouth has a hard time saying it
a hard time
rolling it around
so it becomes accented
and it sounds like
why wait
it freezes there-
trapped against the tongue
a crispness would be welcome,
instead it is undefined and
motionless
a dead thing on the sand
pathetic and specimen
why wait
tidal pools are formed
in the seconds passing
why white
you could scream it
and someone would
still hear a
seashell echo
why wait
sip after sip
the shoreline crackles-
the foam a kind of electric buzzing
as it sinks
a burial is done
why white
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Sarah Snider
I am a great lover of poetry, magic, mystery and science. I am passionate about sharing what I know about herbs and herbal medicine.
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