Roses in Autumn

The living room
looks just like a stage.
she lays on the couch and I sit
starched on the chair
waiting for the curtain to rise.

Stuffed furniture and
the wood, the old
glass topped coffee table
seem ok from the distance,
like emblems.

But seeing them up close
as they are, they look
as worn as
roses in Autumn.

An Audio Version:
http://members.shaw.ca/enthalpypress/rosesautmn.MP3