Shoes

open on:

Her worn white sneakers lie on the floor.

Two bent tongues loll, empty eyelets stare out blankly.

The untied torsos spread wide –

corpses peeled, poised for dissection.

zoom out

Her stocking feet sway lifeless just above,

winding and unwinding lazily – a rope swing over a river,

a pendulum coming to rest.

end scene.