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A Posthumous Directive to My Valentine |
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Written by Robbie Lynn Giles - View Profile
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 |
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If you were to be the one in charge of removing my brain, draining my viscera, and, God help us, styling my hair, I would welcome the process of embalming.
If you were to be the one to lovingly wrap my head, and tie my feet secure...My ghost could be contained.
Instead, it will be the work of strangers, who care only for sterilization, sanitation, delayed putrefaction.There are more creative options.
I remember the Bone House in Hallstat, where the bones of the dead were neatly stacked, each one thoughtfully, bleached, painted and dated. I loved the artistry of it.
I can see the chic of it now, my skull propped on your dresser, you smiling as you put your socks away, finding the humor in my barren face, with no skin or hair to hide behind.
As you stare into the dark holes that were once my eyes, you might begin to pine for the fortune lost to hair dye and makeup, just to see it all decay away so quickly.
That would be your way, I think. To grieve only for the tangible.
To mourn for the house that becomes our sarcophagus.
Hold on to my bones. They are solid. They are long lasting. | Only registered users can write comments.
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