All the way to the Grave
by Elizabeth Challinor
Symmetrical paragraphs
Emerging from each sleeve
At the checkout till
Curious mind would like to read
Disciplined body stands still
Waiting for the receipt to print
Nothing happens
A sudden laugh
It went to your e-mail
He declares
So I depart
Relieved of my curiosity
Wondering
If I too were to tattoo my arms
What words would satisfy me
All the way to the grave
