Poem–Playing with the Dead

Playing with the Dead The game she played was child’s follybefore she understoodconsequences of her actionsor potential dangers. She’d brush her hair smooth and shinyand look in the mirrorwhere the spirits stood behind herquietly always there. She didn’t know who they might be.Perhaps family, friendswho passed from this life to the nextand now watched over … Continue reading Poem–Playing with the Dead