Goldaline Verdi
Death And Jogging
Artwork by Krista C. Graham, Pretty in Pink, watercolor and pen
Death and Jogging
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When a person with a pacemaker dies and is cremated, they have to cut out the pacemaker so that it doesn’t explode in the oven
This occurs to me every time I attempt to go jogging in the morning I put on sweat pants, sports bra, sunblock, running shoes, deodorant, a headband and strap a pedometer to my ankle like I was under house arrest I sprint for two blocks and my entire body starts shuddering, engine overheated and saying oh no you don’t I’ve never been much of a runner But when I think about all the still hearts that must have popped like fireworks before they figured out how to remove the offending mechanism My fleeing instinct takes over And I hit the pavement hard but briefly I give up at the first taste of blood |
Goldaline Verdi was born in Tuscany, Italy but grew up in Wisconsin. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and her cats and her piano.
