For Mostofus

They will not mourn you

In the sacramental

Sanctuaries of

Lofty cathedrals, or

Perform a requiem

In Rome

They will not eulogize

Or laud your memory

In high places, nor hold

Candle vigils in any street

Or home.

There'll be no unauthorized

Biography; no memoirs

Will be published

Posthumously.

No one will interview

Family members and,

In the end, they won’t care

If you turn to dust, or

Burn to embers.

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