Simon Joyner - Obituary

Obituary
I ran out of luck,
so I went looking for someone to kill me
I went looking for some mercy
but everybody’s closed on Sundays


I ran out of love,
so I went looking for someone to refuse me,
to turn a sharp corner and lose me,
but the sidewalk was empty


I ran out of songs to sing,
so I wrote an obituary
to the tune of “Goodnight Irene”
Then I washed my stone hands in the sink


I ran out of changes,
so I went looking for someone to paint me,
to preserve my frozen face
Preserve it for posterity?
Preserve it for eternity?
Preserve it for posterity
a still life

Written by:
Simon Joseph Joyner

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