autopsy
some days i want to dig up the corpse of us
i go so far as to
scrabble at the dirt a little
it gets under my fingernails
dust stains my cheeks like a memory
my arms get exhausted
before i have more than scratched the surface
some nights i sleep on our grave
nothing is yet carved
into our tombstone
i think that it
is because i still believe
a little
in the afterlife
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coco sandes is an 18 year old journalism student who has yet to be published. she lives in australia and spends most of her time petting her cats, writing, and watching poetry on youtube. in the future she hopes to move to america, become a published writer, and spend her days reading books. you can find her at sealfeathers.tumblr.