They've buried him now
Read the obituary
In the local rag
Worked in the outback
We got drunk every night
Those were great times then
Big jovial man
Who out-drank everyone there
I would drive him home
Going to miss him
But I am lying of course
Those times have long past
Back in the city
Different man entirely
Nothing in common
Nobody knows us
There he was a raging bull
Here a placid mouse
Jim Hancock is dead
But I missed his funeral
I should have been there
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Perhaps the narrator of this story buried him in a more meaningful way? it is good to move on..move away...but of course remember for the right reasons...not the bad...a wise and 'real' poem...
ReplyDeletesounds like a guilt thing. I hope the person knows that even if you miss the funeral you can still say goodbye in a meaningful way and remember the relationship of the past.
ReplyDeleteincredible.
ReplyDeleteLive ling enough and everything we think we know about someone will get turned on its head. I'm not that old, yet I've already missed a few funerals like this.
ReplyDeleteSometimes people died for us before their real death....it's important to remember their good days, efforts and successes...
ReplyDeleteThe obituary clue certain prompted some interesting entries this week.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your poem/tale.... Left me wanting to dissect the poem for the rest of the story- the hidden parts- Well done.
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