Face To Face With the Sign
I walked into the McGinty Funeral Home
and saw this enormous sign
“This funeral is by invitation only”.
I stared at it.
Should I go in?
I know I was not invited.
No one was around.
Who to ask?
The worst they could do is ask me to leave.
I was her friend.
I squared my shoulders and walked through the curtain.
Her family was thrilled to see me!
Almost no one else had come.
I learned from a friend many years later
That the funeral home had been rented out that afternoon
For a Happy Divorce Party.
I figure the sign I saw was part of the festivities.
Whoever had to go to the bathroom left it in the worst possible place though.
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