unadorned spinster
a fog gathers inside
her cat is hungry
in bed a man weeps
trapped by newsprint sirens
a tangle of inky limbs
boy on a swing
watches other children play
the distance widens
a couple entwined
she gasps, tightens, fulfilled
he sighs, emptied
old woman & phone
silent companions
no calls for days
father & son debate
rough voices parry & thrust
the stag laid low
city of light
the dark-souled denizens
cleave to shadows
8 on its side
constant rings tarnished
crushed underfoot