keep a notebook and fill it with things we haven't heard before

but you've heard that before

the death of an artist

doesn't come with a gunshot or a heart failure

the death of an artist

doesn't simply "come about"

the artist dies

when they can't find anything we haven't heard before anymore

and I'm sorry to bore you, but not everyone gets the chance to speak at their own funeral

the leaves have all fallen off the trees but you've heard that before

I've walked six feet straight down and I'm not sure if I'll pick up the pen again

until then

here lies