The Last To Go --

 
Shall See Each Loved One Yet Still Go before
 
"Most folks somewhat shocked are on learning one of their own
kicked the bucket."
-- life on a rock of 1.8 folks kicking the bucket
each second
 
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On each new loved one dropping dead, no mortal life remains the same --
yet most see not through salted tears that life itself is sole to blame.
 
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a dedication of Respect
for
the inexpressible Pain experienced on answering the
ring-a-ling or ding-dong
still to come
 
a revolving helios couplet menippean satire on
the snug disbelief in the Reality of the personal tragedy
 
september, 2023 -- yet few taking any action to prevent
the future knock on the door
elsewhere
 
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Feetnote: Approximately sixty million folks croak each year,
so relax --
safety, as they say, lies in numbers
(at least until each loved one's number is up)