Prepping their father’s body for the passage
his daughters gathered his
Necessities
Glasses
Dentures
but not his underwear
–Having spent his last years in diapers
he had none
so they made a pilgrimage to Walmart
& bought him seven pair of XXX white jockies
You know something women might think of
His widow sat beside me at the funeral home
viewing the casket
They gave him a smile she said
& worried that his 6-foot-6 frame looked a little cramped
Home
Smile
Cramped
& then she told me his last words before he fell into the coma
He spoke of preparing for a camping trip
making reservations hitching up the trailer
Trip
Reservations
Hitching
& then he said
“I’m thinking of signing myself out”
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