Jennis, Richard

English

University of Richmond

The MessengerVolume 2014Issue 1 The Messenger, 2014 Article 512014When I DiedRichard JennisFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/messengerPart of the Poetry CommonsThis Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Messenger by anauthorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact scholarshiprepository@richmond.edu.Recommended CitationJennis, Richard (2014) "When I Died," The Messenger: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 51.Available at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/messenger/vol2014/iss1/51When I Died 11 Richard Jennis I died once, it sucked at first But then it was okay Because nothing dead Stays dead longer than time Time is just an ingrown toenail It's curled so tightly into your skin It cuts and bleeds you But that does not mean you won't be okay I was okay when I died I didn't expect to be But Death is something no one expects So it wasn't unnatural to be surprised The cosmos seems smaller when you're dead Like it's a rolled up blanket A place where you can nestle in and make a home Where billions of souls intermingle and then disperse When I returned And don't get me wrong , I'm no messiah, I just mean that when I returned, it was better A palpable tension had been lifted. 102 

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