...

what role does angst play,
in this orchestrated end?,
what role does impudence?,

aware of the inevitable,
why ignore the obvious?,
end tonight, glory tomorrow?,

or until the dead rise,
in a funk of their own,
the day after?

...

cruising spirits,
invoke more than most,
desires,
wants,
needs,

mind intoxicated,
heart a-flutter,
guards askew,
verbose,
banal,

depthless with,
thoughtless without,
despised with,
hated without,
ignored forever,

with or without?

...

is that all one can offer,
a litany of words,
in sequence,
inconsequential,

is this how one feels,
that love,
voids that remain,
with or without,

the scars may be skin deep,
but the hurt?,
is forever, (and)
with room for more.

...

why script a eulogy?
orchestrate a funeral,
mourn, deny or accept,
the inevitable?

truths remain truths,
whispered,
evangelized, or
swept under the rug,

the muse is dead.