An empty wishing-well.
Where words;
disappear.
Words of trepidation.
That take courage to tell.

As the rope
of hope
snaps with fear.
Tumbling down.
In dry-mouthed,
jittered rotation.



A slow, painful,
exhaustive;
car journey.
That sped toward
dismission.

Hairy moments.
By the mane-ful.
Both locked-in,
and, locked-out.
Belted glares.
That acquiesce;...