Dogs 2019


LYSOL INC
(8/27/19)
the sensation
is a bit
eerie
walking through
these empty
offices
alone
the last
employee
standing
always
a small
family owned
firm
probably
no more
than a dozen
and a half
in the salad
days
still
with only
one
the absence
is evident
now
most all
of the furniture
is gone
as well
dust
mold
carpet stains
dead insect
carcasses
all marking
the former
layout
of the accoutrements
I’ve hosed
the place
down
with disinfectant
not a particulary
pleasant smell
but a bit
more comforting
than the mustiness
that remains
remaining
much
as do I
long past
our times