Footfalls light in the dust of the tomb

and the dance begins.

She dances with a corpse that

Smiles and preens its hair.

Nearby, other corpses clap and clap and clap.

A head tells her she can have

Everything she wants,

but the glass which separates them is

Cold.

The bones which hold out the

Hamburgers and jewels

Say:

"One more time and you too could be a

millionaire, just like us."

Zombies during the rush hour

and lecherous skeletons at work.

Mold in the mirror

And worms fall from

the sockets of the game show hosts.

And she dances with a corpse that

Smiles and preens its hair.