NOTHINGNESS

           They go to Washington.

           They look at the magnificent,

           Hallowed halls, as you would say,

           Or the beautiful vaulted ceilings,

           And they say, “Darling, I’ve arrived!”

           To their loved one or their wife.

           They say, “Darling, I’ve arrived!”

           And all of a sudden they become nothing.

           They become nothingness.

                         September 3, 2015

                         THE ECONOMIST