Buff Whitman-Bradley
The weight of the dead
Mountain says:
The dead weigh more
Than whole planets
Their gravity
Impossible to escape
Cabbage moth says:
Because the dead weigh
Less than nothing
The more of them
You carry around with you
The lighter you become
Death says:
It's all the same to me
Bio
Buff Whitman-Bradley has published four books of poems – b. eagle, poet, The Honey Philosophies, Realpolitik, and When Compasses Grow Old, as well as the chapbook Everything Wakes Up! His poems have appeared in many print and online journals. He lives with his wife Cynthia in northern California.