open casket

a black dress
an open casket
friends and family all around me,
trying to reach me 
i couldn’t hear them, not at all
the only thing i could look at
was the face i once knew, the face that was my lifeline
laying lifeless in front of me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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September 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I really love this, it’s beautiful
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