shaken.

souls can’t shake themselves
these words, written and felt
among grass and gravestones
death and dirt.
souls, unshaken but for careless footsteps.
and one, alive. here.
breathing and waiting
for a shaking
or a shaker,
for a change of state
while it exists
above the ground,
in the open air.
floating, flying
wishing, lying
hoping to be shaken
before dying.