Freeverse 713

1/25/23

grandpa has a staring contest with the cemetery
he passes every day
fingernails long enough to collect dirt
so collect it
everyone needs a collection

do we crave the grave
as an inviting bed
we pass every day
biting down perennial nails
to end up collected

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