dia de muertos
did you know that death is a process?
a gestation much like birth unless of
course it occurs in a flash
then it is a quick ROAR
Rosemary Gordon + CG Jung both now
kissing the sky studied death in the human
animal across all cultures +epochs
they discovered many uncanny things you
may recognize from your own death bed
vigils
people become aware of death’s approach (and want to talk about It!)
a large proportion approach their deaths
with greater composure and acceptance
than was expected ie., father: LET’S GO! mother: i’m not afraid!
dying is therefore a process extending over months
just like a baby’s development occurs incrementally
this terminal phase of life too is rife with symbols
rebirth change in locality travel (mother: i’m going to
the airport i’m getting on a bus I just wanna go HOME)
dying has it’s onset long before the actual death
it reveals itself in peculiar personality changes imaginary
events going on inside concern with food+drink (mother:
i’m having dinner with my sisters all long dead)
for months father (a lifelong misanthrope) planned a party
with intricate food details and a long invitation list his own
funeral morphed into that party
moral of the story? next time someone
tells you they’re dying
believe ’em!
unless like mother they tell you they’re dying weekly
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Fall 2022 ..brother’s Florida deathbed: Ape i’m in Montreal!
and there are so many people here!
songanddancegirl 