You don't have to say hello, <br /> <br />Barely uttering <br /> <br />A threatening <br /> <br />Guttural bellow, <br /> <br />If that frown <br /> <br />Beneath your entitled crown <br /> <br />Is all you know, <br /> <br />The furrow <br /> <br />Of your brows <br /> <br />Could scare away crows, <br /> <br />Your lips uncurled <br /> <br />Just a straight dark line <br /> <br />Like your heart in a jar <br /> <br />Flat lining, <br /> <br />Dead and rotten <br /> <br />I dread to imagine <br /> <br />How you are <br /> <br />By yourself unfurled, <br /> <br />Shattered mirrors and tattered <br /> <br />Wallpaper all about scattered, <br /> <br />Stagnant water in clogged drains; <br /> <br />The decay alone <br /> <br />Could set the tone <br /> <br />For the saddest <br /> <br />And cruelest <br /> <br />Of Broadway shows, <br /> <br />If hell froze over I fear my dear <br /> <br />Your disdain <br /> <br />Would burn a hole <br /> <br />Right through to where I sat, <br /> <br />So if you don't, if you can't <br /> <br />Angle down your nose <br /> <br />And you've all but forgotten, <br /> <br />How to tip your metaphorical hat <br /> <br />And butter a more cheerful 'how are you? ', <br /> <br />A nod; just a nod will have to do... <br /> <br />(12/11/2012)<br /><br />Nestor David Armas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/scattered-8/