i dreamt my mother
was helping me
carry her own coffin
to the cemetery
strangely, she was both inside
to the cemetery
strangely, she was both inside
& outside of the box
she was so calm
for a while i doubted
she was so calm
for a while i doubted
she knew who we were
planting in the ground
but after a considerable
but after a considerable
amount of steps i was certain
she recognized her own weight
yet it was as if she was the mover
of a piece of furniture
& not her own pallbearer
peaceful as if she were
peaceful as if she were
merely rearranging
a space— perhaps moving
a large cedar chest
for fresh linens
from one room
for fresh linens
from one room
to the next
Rob Plath is a writer from New York. He is most known for his monster collection A BELLYFUL OF ANARCHY (epic rites press 2009). His newest collection is MY SOUL IS A BROKEN DOWN VALISE (epic rites press 2019). You can see more of his work at robplath.com
