THE DEATH OF A THOUSAND CUPS

THE DEATH OF A THOUSAND CUPS

Some die by inches, some by ounces

Little by little he sank below the surface

Each meeting less and less of him there
– a discussion without a quorum

It’s been a few months now
and he hasn’t appeared in dreams
or haunting our old haunts

It was so long
since he knew he was alive
he may not yet know that he is dead