nothingness

illustrations by penmarq studios

nothingness is expensive especially on the outskirts of town the plutocrats gathered on the patio for a smoke but quicksand remained the best option ruthie mae watched from the window as the seance was held on the verandah her turtle was asleep as usual she wished she understood more about it violent emotions were unleashed when the forbidden subject was broached except this time there would be no next time and the young people looked away no one blamed the sunset although some thought it inappropriate she was still her mother's baby and the cat was never found the detective did not deliver on his promise everyone agreed she never really had a friend the grumpy old man next door stopped coming to the window have you ever been lonely? i know i have just thinking about it makes me sad kids these days - they just don't understand a dream of being a lion tamer is not the most propitious these days nothingness is forever and obsolescence weeps at the laundromat