This is extremely powerful, and raw and honest with a tinge of beautiful sadness about it.

Take care Larry.
Em

Great write sir. Stanza two is beautiful.
'Spots in my image of her face
Were decorations in the lace'

Hi Larry,

Such a dark comedy in this piece, a child's perspective of an aunt who sounds like she enjoyed funerals! I wonder why? was it because your aunt wanted to ensure a good turn-out or her own?..or other reasons?

And in the end it did sound like a huge event, thus paying off her investment, and your last funeral too with your aunt you attended.

thought provoking, and a pleasure to read :)

Michael

Larry, what a memory! Your dear aunt, dragging you to every funeral there was. I really loved the way you wrote this-a bit tongue in cheek. Well done-