Jean Jukes 1926-2004
Wisdom has been called
Learning how to die
But death is stupid
Forgetting everything
Unlearning all those lessons
How to eat
How to wash yourself
How to defecate
How to breathe
Like an orchestra in reverse
Losing tempo, expression
Measure by measure
Detuning the instruments
Breaking the strings
Until all meaning is lost
Vague, inarticulate
Half formed on your lips
Something... no it's gone
O death is so stupid
Forgetting who you are
You who taught me
Everything
Peter Jukes March 17th 2004