This post is from from my other blog here

i don't know where death
got the idea
that he could come knocking
on my family's door
asking for my father
but now that he's here
and in the house
we're running out of small talk
we drank the tea and ate the cake
now he's getting antsy again
asking for my father
i think i'll put more tea on the stove
bake another cake
how much tea and cake
can death take
before he'll be
asking for my father
and refuses to put up
with our evasive maneuvers.
i'm taking my chances
i'm putting more tea on the stove
getting out the cake mix
preheating the oven
somebody say something pleasant
and keep death politely distracted
and forgetful why he came
to our house in the first place.