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6 ft^3
September 22, 2012
Leave the bruises
black and blue
Let the scars run deep
Peel the scabs off
one by one
Let your exposed heart bleed
Forget the inscriptions
on the grave
6 ft^3 of a home
© Eric S., Platte City, MO
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the moral of the story was: all the land a man ever needs is enough land to fit his grave into.
My poem, on the other hand, can be (and was meant to be) interpreted differently.