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Dearly Beloved

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“May the best man win!”
the phrase as close as he had ever
come to philosophy in his life.

His voice adapted only
to the imperative mode,  a voice
that had sounded across the parade ground spaces
it had dominated years ago.

He was sort of man a eulogist might
describe as “larger than life”.
You might see some mourners cringe
at such a choice of words. For many
he was no more than an angry, selfish
man. His widow, some might think,
was relieved to have survived him.

Even if he could never manage it,
now she at last could rest in peace.
An entry for Bekkia's Down With Cliches competition [link]

My poem explores the gap between what might be said and what mihgt be felt during a funeral service, so these are cliches reframed, with an ironic twist in their curly "tales".

I enjoyed writing it.
© 2009 - 2024 AlecBell
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StephethxLoser's avatar
A mildly morbid poem with a twist--He's dead.
Awesome.
He liked competition it seems.