parachutes

I just read
that Harry Short died
yesterday
(and please, no jokes
about his name and his fate),
when his parachute
failed to open;

his reserve parachute
opened
but
he was
too close
to the ground;

he had skydived
(and please, no jokes
about his hobby and his fate),
more than 450 times
in his fifty-nine years;

life should come
with reserve parachutes
that open
soon enough.



April 12, 2009.

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