a king now back to his throne
a dog resting on the porch
a child drinking lemonade on a hot day
a rat ducking into the sewer
a tree’s bloom floating to the ground
a door shutting with a boom
a clock’s hands stopping
a sad eye closing
a shoe ******* long unworn
a phone call from your ex
a note saying they are dead
a smile without any meaning
a glint in the teeth of a murderer
an aching for memories
a fire in your house
an announcement without your name
a victory without your help
a defeat at your hand
a game you used to play
a team you used to be a part of
an existence you used to own
a lock without a key
a blank piece of paper
a pen without anything to write
a message unreturned
a mystery in ignorance
a question about the world itself
a solution without a problem
a woman with no need for a man
a child with two loving parents
a orphan who never really seems sad
a loner with a heart
an infidel attacking no one
a shadow cast against other shadows
a black without white
a grey inside and out
a footstep on fresh snow
a blank canvas
a dark, long hallway
an e-mail from your boss
a bottle covered by brown bag
a broken pair of glasses
an empty book of poems
a pencil with a perfect tip
an opportunity with no one to take it
an engineless car
a train with no tracks
a single hammer
a single nail
a single piece of wood
a single chance
a grinning in arrogance
a shot fired into the air
a corpse on the ground
a murmur of doubt
a piercing look into the night
an inside to an outside
a shell to a core
a wound
a knife
a bible
a faith
a logic
a cut
a first word
a first sound
a last stare
a knowing glance
a mother without children
a cat without a home
a dying bird twitching on the ground
a purpose without purpose that is everything and

nothing