Gargoyle 5
cover drawing by Keith Tartler
publication date 3/18/1977

Too Young to Die

Steve Sneyd

having somewhat
amateurishly
buried him–

even the priest seemed
merely
dress rehearsing–

afterwards in
conspiratorial
groups

huddles against the
wind over
expresso also

beer we exhaustively
talked him to
death

like a safe topic between
colleagues at
the Xmas office party
–secretly each knew best