Tickling Death

I am not afraid of death___

having swayed together
w/ our fingertips
touching, I realized how
he liked to dance the tango
& I was eager to
learn each
step, even through w/
knowing it wasn’t meant to be,___

death taught me
a lot
w/ that dance
& I have applied it___
to how I live
now

I am not afraid of death,
because I know his ticklish spots___.