Correct My Obituary

"An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing." Quentin Crisp

It is said that I was kind
but those who say so lie
so I interject to add
it's truer to say than to be said

I'll stage my own death, see if I won't
return with a red pencil, see if I don't,
in my right hand to correct my obituary
Won't go back to my grave until necessary

It's heard in certain parts
I was into heart-to-hearts
so I turn my pencil's lead
to wield the eraser instead

I'll stage my own death, see if I won't
return with a red pencil, see if I don't,
in my right hand to correct my obituary
Won't go back to my grave until necessary

Where did it all go wrong, this life I led
Perhaps when I started mistaking crap for cred
Where did it all go sideways & up in flames
When I forgot to call things by their names

It is said that I was kind
but those who say so lie

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posted by allaboutgeorge (2 comments total)

Sweet. I would like to have an album of this.
posted by smartyboots at 4:51 PM on December 30, 2008

Nice one, George.
posted by winks007 at 4:08 PM on January 12