still life

jack of clubs
Originally uploaded by Callooh.

pencil stub, eraser erased

a life spent for

middle school math

unacknowledged,

forgotten,

waiting for the impending

dog teeth, the

slow and splintered death.

he finds temporary solace

in the company of an

odd forgotten mitten

whose mate's

been left frozen beside

the half melted snowman

on the lawn.

alone, she is not touched,

her mate lost
to her.

the dime, slightly dulled

and dirty, but remembering

always remembering the

shinier days, anxiously awaits

his rediscovery,

his return to his musical,
and magic kin.

neglected and discarded

little plastic game

once in a brightly coloured

birthday bag, briefly treasured

quickly broken

now abandoned

prays not to be discovered

and placed in the black bags

that leave and never return.

sitting up, I drink my tea

and return to my book.