There's Been Death In The Opposite House

There’s been death in the opposite house
Though really a few blocks away
Normal silence becomes uncanny
There was no gathering
Nothing gregarious-like

The women of the house didn’t howl
Or beat their brows
Nor pull their hair
Though perhaps the youngest
Resisted a little

There’s been death in the opposite house
Though really a few blocks away
I heard the man died this morning
With cotton stuffing in his nostrils
Did he look like he sleeping?

Yes, they say. He did.
Almost.



Mr Neighbour, Uncle Joseph leaves behind a wife and daughter. Goodbye, Rest In Peace. My dad misses you :(