Kathy Burke wants to know how
you would like to die
and you do your best
to be funny about being swallowed by a dinosaur
or eating your favourite pizza until explosion
or being the oldest man in the world
and shrinking to the size of raisin and
falling down the plug hole
or being kicked by an impressive cow
or all of your skin falling off
through delight when your local football team
surprisingly win the Champions League Final
or being suffocated by kittens and puppies
and you ignore
the sudden truth.

© Carl Burkitt 2023