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Paradise Beyond the Grave

December 22, 2015
By Kirsty_S BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
Kirsty_S BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
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I want you to be the last person I embrace
as I lie in my death bed; the one i am
buried next to for all eternity.
I want my rotting flesh to be eaten by the
worms crawling over my lifeless body
as I lay adjacent to yours.
Our bodies will seep back into the soil
and once again meet each other
as we rejoin the cycle of life.
Our bodies will no longer have being
but our bond will be immortal.
Our funeral may seem somber
to our guests as they sob over our coffins
in their black garments.
The frigid winter air biting at their flesh
as snow gently falls overhead
but they will never understand
that this really isn't a gloomy moment,
in reality it is a blessing, to be able to
be with your one and only forever is more
than can be asked for. My Heaven is wherever he is.
If only I could tell them...


The author's comments:

A love poem with imagery that does not include cliche terms associated with love (such as flowers, eyes, soul, beauty, tears, butterflies in stomach, etc.) or even the word "love" itself.


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