The instant of goodbye was gone so fast
\nthat no one in the household took it down;
\nnor should they have: like every leaving past,
\nthis one had haste, and left a taste of clown.<\/p>\n
And on the bus and in home room, they said,
\nhe teased and cracked wise everything that fell
\nhis way, so full of life it blurted red
\nwhen in the hallway trigger squirted hell.<\/p>\n
And now they beg for fatal hope’s reverse
\nto take back every second once ignored;
\nand if they could unseat the universe
\nthey’d do it to the god they once adored.<\/p>\n
And so he lies, refusing pleas to rise
\nerase the horrid image from stark eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The instant of goodbye was gone so fast that no one in the household took it down; nor should they have: like every leaving past, this one had haste, and left a taste of clown. And on the bus and … Continue reading