Cemetery Dogs Poem by Uriah Hamilton

Cemetery Dogs

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I used to visit
And spend time with my uncle
At the graveyard
Where he patiently abides
His eternal stay.

I then began to visit
Cemeteries whose residents
I was unfamiliar with
In obeisance to the universal dead.

Once, at an old, unkempt graveyard,
Eerie like an old movie scene.
I saw several unfed skinny dogs
Running between huge tombstones.

I meditated on how
I should be as hungry to survive and live
As any other animal on earth.
Gazing at those cemetery dogs
Scavenging for something to eat,
I made a promise to myself:
I will never become a statistic of self-defeat.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Fowler 26 February 2007

Very powerful and evocative. May you always keep that promise to yourself. Sincerely, Sandra

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Will Barber 26 February 2007

A narrative which leads to hope, however grim the starting point.

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Declan McHenry 25 February 2007

Deep work Uriah. I loved that line 'patiently abides.'

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