The Funeral
Old house creaking, the carnations are quieter
Church ladies with casseroles and cakes, Aunt Mary with her black pumps and proper dark
dress, bravely trying to hide her grief and fear.
We are all gathered here to mourn the fallen king, Uncle Mark, but when we're done eating,
drinking and consoling each other, Mary will be left alone in the big house, the air bereft of
Mark's laugh.
So we will go home to our families and our stable lives, but she walks lonely through the
shattered glass of her dreams.
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