chess board on the coffee table oozing class
black and white soldiers ready to do as their told
awaiting orders from generals smoking pipes
red chinese vase on large glass end table
stuffed with flowers and reeds and other brown stuff
large oak dining table immaculately dressed
and looking very lonely—all dressed up and nowhere to go
baby grand piano in the living room
wonder if it’s ever been played; Rachmaninoff or Beethoven
swimming pool out back with fountains
splashing for no one but they look like they’re enjoying themselves
huge outdoor brick grilling area unused
golf course behind the back yard, championship no doubt
resident don’t play golf of course
house is sterile - it has no soul
breathless and lifeless as a corpse on a slab in the morgue downtown
waiting for somebody to claim it
furniture that looks like no one’s ever sat on it
gated million dollar community - give your name to the guard
your party will buzz you in
take a left at the first roundabout
only park on one side of the street
no one outside, no one on the sidewalks
they must all be under house arrest
