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Cemeteries are
Dangerous Places
“The dead with charity enclosed in clay”
-Henry V, IV.viii.119
A friend wanted to visit the bones of her people
And give their graves some weed-killer and tending
I was deputed to follow along:
Cemeteries are dangerous places
The cicadas droned through the midday heat
While respectful dust covered the leaves
And my pistol remained discreetly pocketed:
Cemeteries are dangerous places
You never know if you’ll end up in one:
Cemeteries are dangerous places
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