WEST
* CLOSE TO ZERO EBOLA RISK IN THE WEST
Sitting in a military cemetery foot of Wellington St. established
220 yrs. before we roaming the streets with our smart cars We with
our even smarter phones Many of the tombstones stolen or vandalized
10 remain: 2 drownings mid-20’s 3 infants 4-9 mths. old 1 suicide 31
Lieutenant Zachariah Mudge universally beloved 2 toddlers 18 mths. & 3
1 wife 36 I wipe my weeping eyes 1 drummer 25
We in Fall 2014 mess+ a half Leaves still green flowers only semi-putrified
belie what is coming Howling winds up our backs hackneyed Christmas cheer
(please do discover the dates of OUR holy days it wouldn’t kill you)
We familiarizing ourselves with dead body management in Monrovia Where?
Monrovia There everybody is collected + burned When the body snatchers
collectors arrive on rocky hillsides families fight them off But there is no where
to hide Mrs. Jacob’s body was sprayed with disinfectant +burned like a dog’s
(bodies are most contagious in the 1st hrs. after death)
More recently garbed in yellow Hazmat suits in 45 degrees Red Cross workers flee
for the stigma+the suits They must be changed 10-15 x per day Today we see a
9 yr.old girl butterflies on her tee eyeing suspiciously the 2 yellow clad body
managers hauling her away We hope you survive this day Nowa Paye from
a village near Monrovia
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*Globe&Mail Tuesday October 2, 2014 pp. A9
Fall 2014
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