Here lies the metaphor

Here lies the metaphor

here lies the question marked

mere dashes on a stone

never to be sentenced again

here lies the row

where the names are all the same

parenthetically protected from life's little game

here lies a woman

fresh flowers on her grave

today is her birthday

here lies a child

found calm and asleep

forever hushed from counting sheep

here lies a prayer

many choose to pray

the lord is my shepherd

I shall not want...