AUTOBIOGRAPHY (POLISH IT LIKE A PIECE OF SILVER)

 I am standing in the cemetery at Byrds, Texas.

What did Judy say? "God-forsaken is beautiful, too.
"
A very old man who has cancer on his face and takes
care of the cemetery, is raking a grave in such a
manner as to almost (polish it like a piece of silver.


An old dog stands beside him.
 It's a hot day: 105.

What am I doing out here in west Texas, standing in
a cemetery? The old man wonders about that, too.

My presence has become a part of his raking.
 I know
that he is also polishing me.

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