Town's Son
Dismal day
Sombre occasion
Cortege arrives
At destination
Torrential rain
Steamy window
Widow's face
Dappled in shadow
Unfathomable eyes
Ethereal apparition
Adjusts black veil
Conceals expression
Fuss, fanfare
For Town's son
Sanctimonious thug
Expert in brutalisation
She maintains appearances
Respects grieving family
Adheres to convention
Graveside hypocrisy
But beneath
Facial shroud,
Her soul rejoices,
Dances, laughs out loud
By Margaret Karim
From: United Kingdom