what we owe each other
by Risa Denenberg
Table of Contents
Ode to Brevity
Rummaging the Sacristy
Last Rites
I sat by the bed
What we owe each other
The last mourner
Afterlife
At the library
Angels and Pigeons
Alternative Medicine
Last Words
Ascension
Book of the Dead
Dear Solitude
Last Request
Dear Jon
Shaktipat
Some insights come only
when nearing death —
how wisdom, lacking vitality,
becomes voiceless; how in stillness,
what is needed is uttered without words.
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