A BURNING LOVE

A BURNING LOVE

My bride and I, every few years we perform a kind of marital maintenance.
Unpleasant as it is we discuss again our final arrangements.
This dirty task always makes her surly, almost kind of vicious.
But a married couple must be sure of each others final wishes.

This time though her tone was mild, her demeanor placid.
The lilt in her voice made the message to come seem almost tacit.
She wanted frugality now regarding her end.
She preferred I save money, rather than spend and spend.
Point blankly, with this I truly agreed.
I kind of had my own plan for her one and only need.

So I gently hugged and kissed her as I prepared to drop a bomb.
Then I told her about this web-site, Funeralpyre.com.
Her eyes flew open, her jaw hit the floor.
My survival instinct kicked in and I started edging toward the door.
She swung at me and screamed,"What are you thinking?"
Are you #>*%$#@!}* crazy, "How much have you been drinking?"

Calmly I stated," For $399.00, plus shipping and handling they overnight you a kit."
It's everything you need. Even the matches to get the whole thing lit.
She just kind of stared at me, quite confused and in a rage.
I thought that she would die right there, at 37 years of age.
But my next words to her, for this insult would atone.
She'd know I couldn't live without her, that I wouldn't go on alone.
The words I would say, she thought about for just a while.
And then across her face came a most serene and peaceful smile.

I told her that one last time I would whisper her name.
Then I would cast myself directly into her flame.
As the smoke from our corpses rose up and swirled,
together as in life and love, our spirits would leave this world.

Very funny. I'm not sure I would be happy with a husband who did that either. Great Work.

Excessive use of humor, but truly a LOVE POEM of devotion.
Could you go on without your true love?

Well, since my first true love is Jesus, no, and my second true love, my husband, I can hardly imagine it.