Mattresside: The Murder of Bedding
Perhaps Turning it Over Will Do the Trick!
Of mom,
Patricide
Of dad,
Fratricide
Of a brother,
Genocide
Of a people -
And Cyanide.
All about death.
To murder
A mattress
Seems oxymoronic
At best,
For it was never
Alive
As were each of the rest.
But, eventually,
It dies, too.
With or without
Our help.
If it dies while we sleep
Is there inner meaning?
Did we dream it to death
Or did our sleep
Allow weaning?
Some things are not
Meant to be 'grocked'
By a stranger
In a strange land;
The death of bedding
Can come as a shock.
Do inanimate things die?
Does death require life?
Questions worth wondering
Maybe,
Or perhaps better left
To run though
The space between our ears
As we laugh, cry and groan.
Has anyone ever tried
Deliberate and cruel
Mattresside?
Published by David A. Reinstein, LCSW - Featured Contributor in Technology
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32 Comments
Post a CommentClever.
Had to read this one a few times, uniquely said.
Well said!
Good one!
I see them tossed into the bushes out here in the country. Sad.
Well-worded.
Mine may not be dead yet, but it has at lease 100,000 miles on it!
;>
Very nice, I think ours is dead, lol... :o)
All the mattress abuse from kids jumping mercilessly...is that where it begins?