My Funeral

At my funeral there will be flowers and herbs

Chrysanthemums and coriander

Firewitch and oregano

Thorny seasons and venting volcanoes

At my funeral there will be skeletons

Painted in purple and lime-green

Robed and naked

Playing guitar and drinking beer

Bones of hope and sadness

Lies and superstition

One will say I was her lover

One will say I was her brother

Another will bring a gun

To make sure what was done was actually done

At my funeral I’ll miss my ma and pa

Winks and water

Beds and stones

Jesus around the collar

And all the miracles I was sold

At my funeral I’ll wear a crown

Buttons and belt

Crows and dirt

And take my final rest among those flowered skirts