There's Been a Death in the Opposite House

There's been a death in the opposite house

As lately as today.

I know it by the numb look

Such houses have alway.

The neighbours rustle in and out,

The doctor drives away.

A window opens like a pod,

Abrupt, mechanically;

Somebody flings a mattress out, -

The children hurry by;

They wonder if It died on that,

I used to when a boy.

The minister goes stiffly in

As if the house were his,

And he owned all the mourners now,

And little boys besides;

And then the milliner, and the man

Of the appalling trade,

To take the measure of the house.

There'll be that dark parade

Of tassels and of coaches soon;

It's easy as a sign,

The intuition of the news

In just a country town.

by, Emily Dickinson

Death taught me three things today..

to appreciate everyone around me..

not to take life for granted..

and cherish every single breath i take..

Dedicated to Sherman, wished i'd known you better

xoxo, terriberri