EPITAPH FOR A WOMAN I NEVER KNEW

EPITAPH FOR A WOMAN I NEVER KNEW (ELSIE LINDBLOM)

I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO DIE I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE

AND YET AND YET

UNLESS THE SEED DIES
IT WILL NOT PRODUCE
UNLESS IT DIES
THERE WILL BE NO WHEAT TO FEED THE MANY

DID SHE NOT DIE THOSE MANY DEATHS
WHEN OTHERS WERE PUT AHEAD OF SELF
THAT THE WHEAT MIGHT GROW

AND DID SHE NOT LABOR LONG IN THE FIELD
LONG AFTER SUNSET'S SHADOW
AND DID SHE NOT LONG FOR THE DAWN
TO START AGAIN

I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO DIE I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE

AND YET AND YET

FAREWELL





f .a.vollmer