The Difference Between Death and Dying
The Difference Between Death and Dying At the end there is no one To whom death can be said To have happened In the end there is death But not at the end Because the dead were never alive The dead have only ever been dead Born the moment The living died The dead are strangers We must spend a little time with Which is why it’s so awkward Which is why they don’t speak Especially the newly dead Mere babies When Pollock died A little girl asked why Everyone was so sad He isn’t down there she said Meaning in the ground Pointing towards the woods He’s over there she said