The Man Who Cried in Death
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David loved his wife he found it easy to do, all the love saved for children he spent on Sarah too She would cry for the babies who never made it to the air, imagine their faces, feel her hands plaiting their hair David held his tears, set on giving comfort and strength, she would narrow at dry eyes - it didn't make sense They continued with dignity, he felt her pulling away, shirking the balm of his arms She couldn't look him in the face Late evening after toil of a day David slid his key out of the door Curtains were drawn, the kettle was cold, one chair was pulled out on the floor The one chair disturbed from its place, where presumably someone had sat To write the note found on the hearth telling him she was not coming back David's heart like a weather-vane slowed as the night wind suddenly drops He lowered himself in that kitchen chair and felt his blood starting to clot The strength and comfort stored up inside was clogging his veins and his cells And as he as losing consciousness, his sinuses started to swell When the cops finally found him after 3 or 4 days, stretchered out the body and ambulanced him away They scissored off his T shirt that was soaked to the skin, laid him out on the table: let the autopsy begin The source of salt solution - his eyelids blue, though no longer circulation the water still seeped through The doctors double-bagged the body so no dripping would show When they carried out the coffin and hoisted it below By next Tuesday David's end of the graveyard was noticeably waterlogged And if you got close enough to see the stone was leaning loose in the bog The night before, late dog-walkers remarked on a rumble from the earth Loud enough to send birds from the branches - it transpired the double body bog had burst Next Sunday Sarah, and her new friend Bill, stopped by to visit the church David's brother was angry she missed the funeral, he wouldn't believe her excuse about work Her friend Bill parked up and waited - he had never met David you see Sarah said she'd only be a minute and then they'd go home for their tea Sarah popped in and spoke to the vicar, who waved at the shady south grove She ventured over precariously, her footing squirted on every stone 'Til with dismay she was nearing submission, but one grey fragment did coyly protrude It couldn't be from a fresh burial, but for the sake of final certitude She planted herself and hanging onto a tree, leant over and started to read The stone was wet through, but she could just about see if she narrowed her eyes: D A V As she inspected she noticed the granite was polished and apparently new A headstone unstained and weeks without rain, a force from beneath gave the ooze Impulsively she let go of the branch and clutched at the stone in the mire But digging her heels and shredding her nails she could not bring the slab up any higher She turned to walk but fell over, her head struck a rock in the ground Her feet had got stuck in the mud you see, took her balance when she turned around The grave-plot was sopping like quicksand, yet it hadn't rained since David's death And Sarah could feel herself sinking, and gasping her own final breaths The vicar was stirred from his wardrobes and strolled out to decipher the fuss But when he arrived at the doorway, the whole graveyard was all still and hushed Bill had many questions when he came in from the car: what directions were furnished? Surely she couldn't get far? But the vicar cooly and calmly relayed that he quite simply pointed Sarah to where David lay Yes, she seems to have vanished, yes, I detect your dismay Disappearances are unusual but this wasn't the first time that she had run away
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