Expect Only This
We read of so and so
and his sad ending,
then we remember more;
more people in a long story.
Sadness is a gesture,
an acknowledgement
that we knew all along
its time would come again
with a different face.
Most eulogies withdraw
into quiescence,
a sequestering of parables
told to rushing crowds
and the headlong years.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2022
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