ZIGGY'S DEAD

ZIGGY'S DEAD read by the author


Bouncing Black and Tigger like; Burning pools of eyes take hike.... And

Ziggy's dead.


Dead men naked grind one with the man in the wind and the west moon

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death

But finest prose cannot recall one breath.... And

Ziggy's dead.


Lying still, save crimson flow,

Faintest pulse but I don't know if

Ziggy's dead.


Touch and talk in crooner's tone

Project the love to heal alone

As traffic monster leaps ahead

Willing victim onward sped

To next disaster waiting there

New bodies lie in dirt despair.... But

Ziggy's dead.


Bounce has sped to doggy heaven

Moved from us now with love to leaven

New rolls of happiness in ziggy antic

Freshly made from love so frantic.... And

Ziggy's dead.


Cover her and cradle tight

Hold the life that burned so bright

Call the vet and take her there

Feel new moment of despair

And know that

Ziggy's dead.


And still the world turns on; how can it be?

Turns on but not including me.... Now

Ziggy's dead.