Eulogy Instructions Poem by Michael Philips

Eulogy Instructions

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Don’t drift off into spiritual BS crap
like surfers BS-ing about the holiness of surfing.
Talk about what you admired,
and I don’t’ mean his car
and its aluminum V-6 engine
and dashboard navigation system.
Speak with emotion,
especially in a winsome way.
Raise your eyebrows.
Obviously, don’t go negative,
particularly about what a goddam control freak he was
and how he would never back down in an argument
or give you the benefit of the doubt.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sushant 14 June 2018

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Raynette Eitel 11 August 2005

I had to smile when I read this. Too bad the dead can't hear all these good things thrown like roses at a coffin. And thank God most people have the good judgment at funerals to keep their unhappy memories to themselves. I like this a lot, and its content surprised me, given what I thought might be in a poem with such a title. Good work.

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Max Reif 11 August 2005

This is interesting, Michael. The only things I LEARN about the person are the negative and the extraneous things! I take it as a study in irony.

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