RITUAL INCINERATION

upsurge of accidents
the umpteenth roadkill
walked under a heavy truck
leftovers scattered on the street

pick up remains by sterile gloves
blood tracks
coroner's inquest
to establish the cause of death

identification of the body
through oozing papers
lift the saponified corpse
onto a necropsy table

physicians perform dissection
deal with clinical formalities
stitch up piece by piece
restore a semblance of normality

morticians take charge of the dead
cremation of human remains
arrange the holy variety show
an urn stands on the fireplace