Laden with cobwebs and other morbid surprises

Morsels of regret, tinged with bitterness, sting the palate

All the while, traces of hope are sprinkled throughout

All is not lost but yet is anything truly found

Carnivorous tidbits of uncertainty swirl vociferously

As decay sets in, announcing its arrival with a lingering putrid odor

Obfuscating all else in its wake….

Tales of near misses and unfulfilled dreams

Passions left out in the sun to rot and deform under the power of the unforgiving rays

Calcified life, frozen in time

Never to regain the supple, life-giving elasticity that was once so cherished

--Richard T., Adult