probably a good thing he dropped
the girls off
they were comfortable with
the family cemetery
this was random
Ooohah Gotta stop
might not have gone over well
south out of Salinas strickened
JESUS crazylookin jointhad to stop hed
tellem about it what they missed if they
asked
was finding that the older he was
the lessinclined he was to stop
so
moved as he was
he went through
the gate always gates stark reminders
apparently in this part of the
country middle-late Nineteenth Century they werent as concerned for their dead likely more concerned that the
Southern Pacific passed through
railroads made or killed fledgling cities
or rather he couldnt be certain once coffins was nailhammered shut the dead interred
Whadup?!
On to tomorrow.
what tall stone monuments were
there had collapsed family plots were in
rubble newer stones were flat so
cemetery maintenance could mow the graves unimpeded
looked like a weedy
lawn
to his thinking Death ought to
impedeought to interruptought to be remembered fresh flowers picnic lunches introducing the kids to their relatives relating
stories telling tales Remembered singing
Happy Birthday wishing them Happy Anniversary laughing weeping Be alive
Midwest weathered tall monuments big gravestones names datesdid the math for their
ages some had pictures of the deceased
on them strangers curious about their stories war veterans Ojciec father
Corka daughter
but not here not Calvary Cemetery
this one was so flat one couldntwith a freaky girlher idea have sex
on a grave without their bucking silhouettes apparent from the road
it was small lots tapped out
had to
be a newer one elsewhere though popularity of cremations columbariums erected towards Heaven good sales pitch
Closer to God are Thee
dutybound he had aided an abedded
a freak
afterwards she asked You won’t tell anyone?
Comon Im a gentleman Not anyone
youd know or theyd know you name changed to protect the innocent
A good story thoughyah
then
he thought Sayah you wont tell anyone
made him curious wondered
Would the dead be jealous grimace smile
that some livelyyoung people were having sex on top of them
when he pickedup the girls they
asked how his days away were
he
knew it was noncommittalambivalent
Interesting
if they pressed it would really become
something else
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