Trees swayed in the wind
Dogs barked cows mowed
It was like nothing had happened
And yet, he lay there, unmoving
His friends family and fiends
Were all united in grief
Ulterior motives faked emotions
Glued them in the occasion
The out kitchens were crazy
Animals and people struggled
To get a crumb or two
For the energy to mourn
With tears licking their cheeks
They filed past the casket
To give him the due respect
For the last time
On the casket flies stood sentry
They watched and pitied him
He was a meal, but they couldn’t feast
Their hearts went out to him
He went down inch by inch
And when he reached home
He smiled laughed and said:
“Free at last, thank God almighty! ”
Above a man stirred
“Am not sober” he said
And dismissed what he heard
Down below, he dozed peacefully
Hours later they were mourning
Their emotions were now real
His property was being auctioned
Just as his will stated
He heard them and smiled
He envisioned some with knives
In readiness to skin the elusive prey
He laughed the last laugh!
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