Let turtles roam my tombstone,
invite wild, wicked lightning
to be the moon above my grave.
Plant nettles at my feet
where their sting can strike fools,
and their medicine can draw healers.
I will be a mongrel at rest,
a nest of ethnicities that
confuses Ancetry.com with
a plethora of connected non connections.
Engrave my granite headstone or failing concrete
with, “She was once alive and sarcastic,
now she is Pheme the revealer of all your secrets.”
©Susie Clevenger 2025
In Greek mythology, Pheme is the goddess of fame, rumor, and gossip.
