resurection

many were loved
as they slowly extinguished on back porches
wrapped in blankets.

I love my wife
as we set a two minute time limit
once the back door is forced open.
Through the sealed air
to the bathrooms
and unmade bedsides
to grab any pill bottle.

Back at home the internet teaches
us what wonderful ways science has found
to calm the dying human soul.
We watch tv
it's light reflected
the pale twinkle in our dark eyes.

I'm sure ghosts resent our interest in their homes corspe,
but living addled like a cancer patient
is the only way we know how
to cope with freeways and morning commutes.