Remember The Dead

In terms of goods: Small change, pitiful payday loans Maxxed out credit cards A passport, rarely used Bills and reminders of debts Threats of sheriff's officers Official demands, crumpled, torn in a corner A laptop, second hand, The ghost of a face, in focus The skeleton of a book not yet fleshed out Keys for a vandalised car A run down watch Patched sofa, threadbare curtains In terms of love Remember the dead They are so much more than their things They are part of the fabric of family The laughter, tears of mischance Remember the dead And mourn them, if ever You cared for them in life Remember the dead They've stepped away from their sorrows, May the next step into the dark Prove kinder to them