Do not resuscitate

She was a shotgun blast

to the carotid artery.

That tiny tear

in the corner of your mouth

that never heals.

 

Ray Strickland

Dec. 12, 2023

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Stephen's picture

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I also understand the stark reality of this poem having experienced it more than once.

Pungus's picture

epic in its brilliance of

epic in its brilliance of brevity; bravo!


peace, pot, tequila shot

Jesus loves us, stoned or not