The Luxury Afterlife
by Doug Holder
February 7, 2008 — Published in Verse
A state of the art mausoleum.
A place to die for,
to be dead in.
Doric columns,
Cathedral ceilings,
Stained glass,
Surrounded by
Designer coiffed
And trimmed grass.
Why lay among the masses
In close quarters
Pressing in all that decaying flesh
All that white trash.
Rest in peace
As your body turns to ash.
Doug Holder
Doug Holder is the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press of Somerville, Mass. His work has appeared in Hazmat, Illyia's Honey, The Boston Globe, Cafe Review, Poesy, and many others. He holds an M.A. in Literature from Harvard University.
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