Epitaph Poem by Ted L Glines

Epitaph
by Ted L Glines

around the world
seven times
talked to everybody
twice

they all wanted
something
needed some
thing

their pain made me cry
'til I craved to die

a tombstone leans
on a graveyard mound
weeds and grasses strewn
around
no name or dates
just a simple blurb
inscribed with care
“Do Not Disturb”

of all the sayings
flowery script
this one request from
beyond the crypt
gives me pause
unmanned unplanned
but I smile because
I understand