S: Rhombus goes to Court

8. Rhombus goes to court

Unseen in a dust filled corner
of the court room
darkling eyes stare at the heart
of the only living witness.
No one sees the tension written
upon this poor wretch's face
when steely fingers probe
into hidden ventricles
tickling the furred arteries
with a black-tipped fingernail.

The jury listens to the droning brief
and the empty witness stand
echoes his words
as the figure in the dock
stifles a yawn.