Way to Go

    
You said it didn't matter      
trusted me to decide      
a hole in the ground      
or a puff of smoke      
you didn't care which      
because you knew      
you wouldn't be around      
to see      
     
But with the price of dying      
getting dearer by the year      
I thought it would be cheaper      
to freeze you  
and keep you here     
at home      
 
Then little by little      
one dainty morsel at a time      
I'd feed you      
to the crows      
It seemed like a way      
of putting life back      
using nature's means  
to dispose      
 
And now before sunset      
when they settle on our roof      
to squabble and fight      
before the peck goodnight      
I watch the feathers fly      
and every angry squawk      
reminds me of you      
     
So don't think of me badly      
if you could think now you're dead      
I'm sure you'd understand      
after all we've been through      
somehow it felt better I ate you      
instead