Preparation

Sunday's Finest.
At Home Reposed.
Peacefully Established.
Arranged for the Presentation;
Waxy Powder and Lacey Ruffle.
Two Bits for Fare. Red Light Pallor.

          Waiting Without Expecting. Lamenting.
          Face After Face. Questions. Answers: Do Not Come.
          Disbelief. Guilt. Anger. Begging. Loneliness. All Go Unheard.

Shut. Click. Lock. Roll. Begins the End.

                                                  Abandonment.

Quiet.


Forever.