Leticia was a Less-Dead Ghost

Leticia was a Less-Dead Ghost

Larry Fobes King “Leticia”,

January 13, 1993 – February 13, 2008

Larry’s heart rate was stable, but Leticia

could not open her eyes, he was struggling

to breath as the veladoras began to bunch up

on the sidewalk in front of the school. Leticia

suffered a stroke, veiled infinity opened.

Her body was zipped into a body-bag,

his donated organs took off on a helicopter

the day before Valentine’s Day.

I asked God for a different street, another leprosy

in a glass of wine. Everyone says goodbye

to the world as best they can. I prefer silence

so as not to embarrass myself for not facing

the eyes of so many who hate or love me.

When I start to die, God makes a lot of noise

and it wakes me up.