Anticipating Death
I AM DISAPPEARING
INTO THE EARTH
DAY BY DAY
INCH-BY-INCH
CELL-BY-CELL
MY BODY IS PULLED DOWN
UNTIL ONLY MY HEAD STICKS UP
LOOKING INTO THE CROWDS
HEARING THEIR CRIES
FEELING THEIR PAIN
SMELLING THEIR SWEAT
TASTING THEIR FLESH
ANTICIPATING DEATH
Copyright © Rudolph Rinaldi | Year Posted 2011
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