Lazarus went to check the bees.
We thought you were gone, they said.
Gone, yes, down in the earth.
The worms told us
the caterpillars reported.
No, said Lazarus
I've come back.
I thought of you while I was gone,
down in the tomb,
away in the dark
tucked into a little honeycomb.
Yes, said the bees,
that's just what it's like
warm, sweet
knowing every neighbor
is just beyond a bit of wax.
Yes, said the bees
you can hear the buzzing
you can feel the hum
of life all around
even as you sleep.
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