Reverie

The modest estate was

illuminated with Christmas

lights like a supernova.

The living room was

decorated with tinsel

and forced cheer.

As his esophagus warmed,

he peered at his rippling face

in the amber liquor.

He contemplated the possibilities

of how that kind of money

might change his life.

He could finally leave

Pittsville and

see the world.

If only she would

make him the

beneficiary in her will.