Too Risky
10/2009 Joshua Abelow

About ten years ago
a friend of mine told me
something I still think about:

He told me that when he dies
he wants to be cremated
and that he wants his ashes
gifted to his favorite painters
to mix into their paint.

I think it's a great idea,
but even the best painters
make duds sometimes
and I'm not too crazy
about the possibility
of spending eternity
trapped inside
a bunch of bad paintings.