Frail hinges pivot
on a cases door
commemorative

souvenirs from places
containers change
with each occasion


Cellophane encased
displaying paper

certificate
credit years of service
a tool of

central enterprises

The early hope

for permanence the
words the rings
consistency

and social security the
miracles high tragedy


A thought mistaken
for a memory
clear the dust from

smiles in boxes
cross a patterned floor
recall the voices


Local posts they
list your friends

in order of
disappearance
lawn scattered tins

feed birds the
portion baked for
absent guests


Mass edition icon
god sent comfort is

your salvation
but who grants
absolution for sins

that never were committed

Tension

makes a tangle
of each thought becomes
inconvenience

sound never penetrate
as servile edges
break and faint


Dress lenghts
assassinations

fractured family ties
christenings