For A New Beginning

And it happened

The neglect took its toll

Faces turned the other way

The eyes refused to see

The nose did not scent

The onset of decay

About which no one spoke

As though it was not happening

Undercover of a deathly silence

The vital innards rotted

The smiles and laughter died

With them all hopes and dreams

The make-believes alike

Life stood aloof watching

The mayhem slowly unfold

And spread everywhere

The inevitable had happened

Helpless

I stepped out

Saw the destruction

And closed my eyes