Haiku: 51 to 58

51
i prayed for thelma
her soul in purgatory
i hoped forever.

52
she was much too young
we all die in the present –
all too young to die.

53
mark brickell taken –
even beautiful boys die
not better or worse.

54
clarke, by your own hand
a rope, a branch of a tree –
more courage than me?

55
bill glassco, tough guy
atheist in a foxhole –
you turn us all weak.

56
dead with your accent
your mouth kissed never again –
gone the red wine nights.

57
in a perfect world
we would never have been born,
never have to die.

58
there is no santa –
before you talk about God
know the difference.