in their house nobody
loves anybody everybody
's sick with something
no one cares and
everyone fears no one
loves him/her and this
is true no one does
because in their house everyone
awaits the time when
someone else will die
that each might be
alone and rich and
powerful thus irresistible although
no one is likely
to be anything because
in their house nobody loves
anybody everybody has moved
on their minds have
long ago erased their
hearts are never coming
back
sheila e. murphy
