despairing as my bones swell
and my skin peels free again
hospital sheets suffocate my ears
lead me to believe in light
Novacained and drugged to death
after scratching out the bedposts
and pulled from screaming life
tread of heels, print of toes
proceeds my intended step
a presumed insolent follower
drags my carcass forward
head drawn to my knees from
a hundred two feet above
scattering ashes and petals pink
a tear upon my grave