ROADSIDE VALIDATION

They

 speed by

without consideration

of the earthly encasement of your spirit

now in frozen fallen state

of no longer being.

~~~~~

On the side of a man-made thoroughfare,

apathetically referred to as

“Roadkill,”

Your nameless, lifeless body,

ignored by the masses of “humanity,”

is invalidated

by those who hold

their own lives so dear.

~~~~~

Last respects

withheld

 funeral, ceremony,  nor memorial  considered

for

WHO

was so recently

a breathing,

feeling,

living being.

~~~~~

I pause to make significant note,

in honor of your meaningful existence,

I ask

a BLESSING

upon your soul,

now ceased to resist the changing of form,

passing on to the ‘nother places.

And in reverent, heartfelt whisper

send  you  intentional confirmation that

“YOU mattered … to me.”

~~~

 ~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits