01/05/05-the table

a dead woman lying cold on a sheet
a salad consisting of lettuce and cheese

an instrument posed to cut into skin
a briefcase with letters and papers and pens

a plate and a glass falling down to the floor
a wave crashes down with a whoosh on the shore

a tired man throwing a shoe at a cat
a girl running in, a balloon in her hand

a screaming cat sitting alone on a fence
success measured only in dollars and cents

the horror, the love, the depth you can't reach
the table, the life you left at the beach