"officer of the court!"

such a declarative is rarely heard
and demands
to break
the lazy attention of brokaw's greatest generation

in silent seclusion
ears peer down the stairway:
the elderly woman below
is not to be found

unexpected visitors are left ungreeted

in a scampering
fury    
of            
flight                
a cat shoots out the door                        

possessions once held dear
now drippping with wet pavement

with eyes of a city persona
nothing more was known of her
beyond her rapport with the weather channel