marriage

lilies in a vase on the piano,

stems intact.

a chandelier, quivering

like a splintered wind-chime.

candles, lining spiraled stairs

in a queue of minute tears.

decadent, dying.

lilies litter the marble floor,

a glass minefield.

auctioned art stolen by flames

prosperity, drowned in silence.

subliminal/visceral;

the earthquake doesn’t wait for insurance.