They really didn\u2019t shovel earth
\nonto the gleaming wood and brass,
\nbut they might as well;
\nthey lowered it through plastic turf
\nthat\u2019s supposed to pass as grass
\nand I guess they slowly tolled a bell;
\nand I can\u2019t just turn
\nto you and ask how this will pass:
\nyou’ll only lie in that austere cell;
\nwhile I try to learn
\nto make the future the past
\non this empty earth and my present hell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They really didn\u2019t shovel earth onto the gleaming wood and brass, but they might as well; they lowered it through plastic turf that\u2019s supposed to pass as grass and I guess they slowly tolled a bell; and I can\u2019t just … Continue reading