THE DEAD AMONG US
Only the dead don’t know
how dead they really are.
Lifeless to their backbone
they muster ghoulish smiles
when no one is looking.
They are so boring—you can
fall asleep while standing up.
Don’t bother wrestling them
out of their comfortable coffins.
Vibe-sucking nay-sayers
in the art of living, they’re
committed to negation
as they hang around until
they leave the world
without even a whimper.
Their tongueless bells ring in silence.