All was not as it seemed by Sheila Ash

Funereal black,
hat and shoes to match
she stands in church.
The bells were rung.
The choir had sung.
His coffin, nicely done.
Total normality.
The essence of conformity.
Blasted apart
by the crying woman in the purple hat.
Posted 31^st October 2016, edited  16 Dec 2023

© Sheila Ash, 2016, 2023