Burial
Burial
Pawpaw's funeral
So many bodies stand around an open casket
Watching as it slowly falls into the Earth,
Black veils cover the mourns of all women
Men hold back their silent tears.
A priest prays over the burial
As rain gently falls,
Quiet drops stick to the deep red roses
That lay across the deceased.
Rifles lift in the thick air
As everyone looks to the dead grass,
Boom-
A cry from a small girl echoes,
Boom-
Everyone flinches,
Boom-
Tears become heavier.
The guns lower
To the sides of the soldiers,
They quietly walk away
With foggy eyes.
A slow tear falls down the face of all men
As the coffin is closed,
Women collapse to the ground
With hope of resurrection
From their loved one.
Leigh Theriot
Copyright © Leigh Nickolyn | Year Posted 2011
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