Stoppage

He didn’t show up for work one day.

The law books sagged 

in the bookcases.

The calendar forgot to change.

The conference room sat empty.

Because he couldn’t stop in time,

time had to stop for him.

inspired by the day 17 challenge, make it stop, in the Garden of Neuro Institute Poetry Circle, and:

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2024/09/17/photo-challenge-533/

published in Substack:

https://open.substack.com/pub/nolcha/p/twisted-tuesday-91724?r=xwogn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true