The middle-aged woman


from the ABC set ALMOST ZEN

During the day
more and more
a certain thought
occurs to her:

men, loved and unloved,
even the married, usually die first.

She thinks "this is a
weird honour, but for whom?"

Instinctively she wonders
"Where's Paul?"

Then she imagines his funeral
and post mortem emotions
run through her heart

like wild horses galloping
through virgin land.