No Dog, No Cat

Not bad
Just not wanting to be around
Dead things
Or things dying
Feels natural
Not wanting to deal with death
Not wanting to be humbled
Not wanting to be saved
Wanting sacrament
To be clean
Not to be cleaned
Doesn't make bad
Makes avoiding death
Natural
Not wanting to bury, burn or stuff
Remembering ninety percent
Is good enough
More than that
Is torture
Or pleasure received is sick
Or maybe that kindness is holy
Maybe we were holy
Sending it off in a canoe
Setting fire to it or not
Makes it easier
Makes it better
Makes it sacramental
Doing it yourself
Making a choice to return
Or depart
Is a powerful reaction
A forceful decision
Saved for us
Put aside for us
Lain down for us
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9.9.10