parts on a shelf

..marionette with a smile like a slit throat..
..and the harlequins that lie about their s.t.d.s..
..and the decapitated mannequin..
..with its tattooed face..
..revealing the empty thoughts..
..that we.ve all had..
..and the shadow puppets casting their un-denying blackness..
..against the walls..
..to be dealt with in accord..
..as the decaying rabbit..
..surfaces..
..and two empty skulls..
..are discarded..
..appropriately..
..and the stuffed heads..
..of animals whose parts and bones were taken from them..
..are left on a shelf..
..without prayers..