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Karen Mooney - Last Rites

from One Minute Poems by Rancid Idols Productions

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LAST RITES

The world would come crashing in around us
in as many days as it took to make
when you return to the care home, conscious
of our presence, attending your own wake.
You perform a rehearsal one evening;
we gasp at what we think is your last breath
then you rally to sit up, eyes gleaming,
ordering breakfast - your last before death.
One by one, folk call in to pay respects,
sit in silence or give a knowing nod.
You aren't fit to speak, yet touch does affect,
as one lady proved and how I applaud
her cradling your face in pillow-soft breasts;
prompting memories, you smile, feeling blessed.

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from One Minute Poems, released October 6, 2022
First published by Live Encounters Poetry and Writing, included in the collection Missing Pieces, published by The Hedgehog Poetry Press.

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