The Dead

Why does he joke about the dead?

Should'nt he respect them instead!

He brings them up as a joke for a  laugh

In doing so, he breaks my heart in half.

What a shame to perform such an act

When rarely death is a choice but a fact,

Since no one can be saved from death

Whether in poverty or wealth.

Would he wish that when he is gone

Jokes about him are said infront of a son?

We have to be sensitive to those around

When our loved ones are underground.

Randah R. Hamadeh, Copyright © 2014

Author, Summer Rays-Solace for Bereaved Parent