After the Fall

After the fall before it was all
over knowing all along wrong
from the start belief belittled
after awhile persistence paid
well and the interlude did not
feel like a slump who sat still
felt trapped and everyone all
worked overtime all the time
along the line here and there
a smile a smell a breeze even
if the windows wouldn’t open
not there not in that building
which like a fortress ship full
of pink dresses tight collared
pinched and pitched swollen
with wariness almost fearful
slow not quite sure diagnosis
acute nervousness jim-jams
and on pajama day all asked
who sits here without benefit
of knick-knacks pics of all the
kids the stout spouse keeping
house and at the all sporting
game asked in all seriousness
why do you all do what you
do and all could answer the
question without already all
knowing the answer plainly
clearly concisely in the land
of milk and honey hidden
behind partitions attached
to all the others in confetti
filled aisles tolerable hours
what a waste they all said
their baskets full of bread
but in the end the trends
the lines of best fit all fell
it was all about math all
along days numbered fell
they all fell and in falling
looked for a place to land
without breaking in pieces
some fell up some fell down
the ones who often played
the clown cried and claimed
all fell and all broke in the
office of the one doomed
it was like after a war all
fallen astrew forced hands
held together with screws.