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Those You Leave Behind

They told me
When we die
We would all go to heaven
(Except, they added,
for the bad people -
Of course, none of us
Were included here.)

We would meet Baby Jesus
And sing with the angels
Sitting on clouds
Playing harps
Singing the glory of the lord

They told me we all
Would have our very own star
(For stars, they said,
are the candles of angels
Looking down and watching over us)

It all sounded so lovely
We wanted to go right then
So they had to make it worse.
Think
They said
Of those you'll leave behind.

When Mother died
I watched as they lowered her coffin
into the ground
She did not fly
Up to the stars
Just lay there
Still as still

The only bit they got right
Was the sadness of those you leave behind.

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