when i die just throw me in the trash

Abora

8/31/17 1:49 PM

"Since I Left You" - The Avalanches, 2000

 

This rusted sculpture of refuse meant something

Its bends and welds were created

and now in neglected fields it sits

Decaying

 

Like the rest of this place it was torn from the ground

and put in storage on display

I wonder if the artist knows

just how overlooked its display is

 

isn't that our ultimate destiny?

To be created molded and bent

only to find a place of rest

out of the way and out of mind

 

an artist's true gravestone is not a granite block

it is their creation

being thrown away creatively

  • Author: Big Swifty (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 6th, 2017 02:52
  • Comment from author about the poem: it's about a specific sculpture no one seems to care about
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  • User favorite of this poem: Syd.
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Comments1

  • Syd

    Hi Abora, I really like this poem and the message it delivers. The title drew me in. It's something my grandmother used to say " When I die just throw me over the garden fence" We cremated her though, I don't think the authorities would have been happy if we'd took her words seriously lol

    • Abora

      Thanks for the kind words. Grandma seems like an interesting lady.

      Be well.



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