Reading Obituaries

Reading Obituaries

 

 

Each morning, a dim

glow surrounded

by darkness,

I read black names

on bland newsprint

and recognize none,

place no faces

or memories, a silent

parade that I glimpse

from behind, too late

to meet a gaze, if only

briefly, so I could say

I knew this one,

a place to anchor

my daily mourning.

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Dinges has an MA in literary studies from University of Iowa and manages business systems at an insurance company.  The MacGuffin, Rio Grande Review, Writer’s Bloc, Illya’s Honey, and Pulsar have most recently accepted his poems for their publications.