Like couples in their twilight years
Hold out hope death pulls in pairs
Time spent here matched over there
Or that's the desperate thought at least
Car crash, plane, monoxide leak
Christians explain hell is easy:
Distance from god
Like farm dog caught in leg trap
Gnaws until his bones pop
Small bites until his tendons shred
No desperate thoughts, a calm head
Whole redefined, down one piece
Animals best define heaven:
Distance from pain
Like a vineyard in high fire season
A decade's work soon deleted
Family runs headlong to heat
Desperate thoughts lost to flame
Father burns with his plants
Helicopter watches overhead:
Distance from ground
Like your longtime sad artist friend
The one who always talks
but he never ends it
Repeats repeats bad behavior
Operating model of depression
Moves to Boston cries on command
Happy to see him gone