till in the end

close of a long day

to herself

whom else

time she stopped

let down the blind and stopped

time she went down

down the steep stair

time she went right down

was her own other

own other living soul

so in the end

close of a long day

went down

let down the blind and down

right down

into the old rocker

and rocked

rocked

saying to herself

no

done with that

the rocker

those arms at last

saying to the rocker

rock her off

stop her eyes

fuck life

stop her eyes

rock her off

rock her off