[the Writing of Kuypers]
we visited him the week before
“you’re the most beautiful girl
i went to the funeral
he never wore a suit
and everyone
i wanted to tell them
don’t laugh
he’s in that coffin
they’re going to bury him tomorrow
but this is how things were
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Conversations,
i was ten
a day of grieving,
1/22/94 four
when my grandfather died
and his last words to me
were,
in the world”
his eyes closed
dressed in a suit
hands folded
brothers, sisters,
cousins, uncles
talked about past weddings
other times together
to pay him some respect
don’t be happy
up there
in the front of the room
he’s dead
and i was only ten
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