Who’ll rejoice on a day like
This?
The ceremony in full swing
Has drawn a couple of hundred
Mourning people
For this tragic death
Victim of an accident.
Was it?
Especially for the son who has
To bury his beloved father
Loved by all in his community.
There are many questions and
No answers.
A delivery van reversing back
From a dead end street
Closed for traffic.
The unfortunate man walked
At that moment from the
Corner synagogue across the
Back of the van.
The pet would be interested
In the protocol.
Unfortunately there were
No witnesses
Or are they afraid to come
Forward?
After the funeral service
Workers and participants
Take shovels and bury the
Coffin. It’s dead still.
The only murmuring you hear
Is the cantor’s reciting prayers.
For me – guide to Mr T –
It’s sad to think that he was
A victim of an accident
Or was it negligence on behalf
Of the driver who supposed
To make sure there was nobody
Behind his van when reversing
From a state of parking?
SUV.VUS
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ZJG-POetry’19