When I die, there will be no traffic jam,
\nno escort, no police in my parade.
\nI do not want a single mother
\nto be late picking up her child <\/p>\n
from a private school she can
\nbarely afford. I do not want a passing
\nmiddle-aged accountant to be late
\nfor his family dinner, for his children<\/p>\n
to eat in silence, wishing he were
\nhome. I want to learn how to take
\nup space while I am alive, to dance
\nsober with the lights on, to break into <\/p>\n
song without worrying about my voice
\nsitting too high in my throat. I want
\nto wring every sweet note from this life,
\ncrack its bones wide open and suck out <\/p>\n
the marrow. I want to die with a list
\nof accomplishments too large to fit
\nonto any stone, the correct name
\netched into my obituary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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