ascent

in this visit

to the graveyard

i see that beneath the headstone

is a ditch

and in that ditch

is a box

and in that box

is a body

and in that body

there was a soul

a soul a body a box a ditch and

myself 

alone beneath a headstone

Tamer Mostafa is a Stockton, California resident who recently completed his degree in Creative Writing from UC Davis.