I am praying hard right now.
I am ringing the bell
and lighting incense in every room.
You know who you are,
– the ones who need it most…
I spin my head in circles as I chant,
“sssue… sssue… sssue…”
I ring the bell 100 times.
I am in deep mourning.
This has struck harder
perhaps, because…
It was unexpected.
But Death is all around us…
and I pray, and I pray,
“ehee, ehee, rrr, ehee, ehee, rrr…”
Trilling my tongue as I do.
“Rise up from your grief,
– and be strong!
Your mother made you,
Each full of her grace.
…ehee, ehee, rrr…”
Mother is fine.
For surely, she is with the angels
in Heaven, as she was here on Earth.
Do not worry about her.
It is time to pay heed to the living,
and love each other
– everyday –
as she would…
Sue, Sue, Sue… Sweet, Sweet Sue…
(First published 5/31/13)
