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Too Young to Die

Steve Sneyd

having somewhat
amateurishly
buried him--

even the priest seemed
merely
dress rehearsing--

afterwards in
conspiratorial
groups

huddles against the
wind over
expresso also

beer we exhaustively
talked him to
death

like a safe topic between
colleagues at
the Xmas office party
--secretly each knew best

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