Wrap Me in this Green Blanket

That stands the test of time

And wears loosely over my hurt shoulders

And grips the sides of the bed I sleep on

and keeps me safe from harm

Wrap me in this green blanket at my death and in my life

both matter but not one more than the other

And how we do both matters more than time

Wrap me in this green blanket that knows what really matters is not stuff and delivery trucks and mind-numbing fears

What matters is if we can only help one person even small

that matters as much as the tears

Wrap me in this green blanket to borrow from yesterday what has meaning today

in the moments of our very short years

First Published on www.susanmirandablog.blogspot.com on October 26, 2020

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