The animal angels receive me
Flying down on shimmering wings
Happy to answer all my questions
How does this place work?
Where do all the souls go?
How long do they stay?
Are my beloved pets here?
Can I see them?
Is that porcupine that I pulled from the road
By his cold little hand
Just last week
Here?
That spider that I accidentally
Flushed down the drain
Did his journey down the pipe
Deliver him here?
Let me just have a day please
(Or its equivalent)
To wander these ethereal forests and meadows!
I can already hear the voices of the birds
Who broke their necks against our sliding door
I'm so grateful that my wish
was granted
I only want to spend a day here
I won't be any trouble
That young man crawling out of his totalled car
Calling out Don't call 911!
Was the last thing I saw
Before animal heaven
I remember
Driving home taking a shortcut
I got nailed head on
When I came to
I was transparent
Because my body wasn't there
I can see my last thoughts trailing off
As all the pain floods in
The doctor is saying
We've got a pulse. . .
Already I was seeing you
Through all the scaffolding
Close up
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
(Article changed on Aug 18, 2023 at 3:15 PM EDT)
(Article changed on Aug 18, 2023 at 3:22 PM EDT)
