Republican Marriage

She drags a body with her as she climbs
Ascending to the top of a hill
But she never looks back
Even though the hideous stench
Of his corpse disgusts her
Enough that she occasionally convulses
Overcome by despair and disgust
Believing she, too, was given a death sentence
When her husband was executed
She tied a rope around her waist
Tying the other end around his neck
Dragging him along everywhere she goes