Mahashmashana, (महाश्मशान (Mahāśmaśāna)

sanskrit—the great cremation ground, Varanasi, India

Mahashmashana, (महाश्मशान (Mahāśmaśāna)
sanskrit—the great cremation ground, Varanasi, India

held sacred, 
the cremation ground
acknowledged, honored

here we “pass away” 
instead of “die”
many embalmed
bodies clothed, wrapped,
hidden in hefty silk-lined 
boxes underground

cremating pollutes air
burying takes space
how to dispose 
of 8 billion humans?