Yes, the hair continues to grow after death—
even more so among the living dead.
Before a night out on the town,
he can't just go into a barber shop and say,
...
on the corner
is playing
'All the World is Waiting for the Sunrise'
on his flute.
...
First, we sent away the trees,
then the bubble of breath
they had long exhaled,
itself drifting off,
...