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The Postmortem Players

No smile in sight, to break one for once would be to err in social graces, So for the sake of keeping grace solemnity will hold sway of our faces, A walk turns to drudge, conversation to drawl, All faces are ashen & silence for all, It's forced, I know this, I scream in my head, This nonsensical downtrodden respect for the dead, In life this one moved me with power, storms: laughter or tears, We should party, celebrate this life not bask in our fears, It's our own mortality we weep for, selfish tears used untrue, In games of who's sadder, them, me or you? Funeral phonies, Postmortem players, In Insincerity only are you sincere, I refuse to adhere, I'll say goodbye by raising a beer, So have fun with your pomp & faux tear,

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 4/6/2010 11:01:00 AM
Intresting. And a good one.
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Date: 3/12/2010 9:58:00 AM
Very nice poem
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Date: 3/6/2010 5:07:00 AM
I enjoyed the way you kick off your poem, at the end. Some people are like your poem. Putting on a fake show . Had fun reading....
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Date: 3/6/2010 4:29:00 AM
Some great lines in this great poem and isn't it so, first poem I have read of yours will go and read more....May be you'll like my poem 'Poor Aunt Maude' not such a morbid funeral.....Allie
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Date: 3/6/2010 3:57:00 AM
Really like the line "In this life one moved me with power, storms: laughter or tears..Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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