The Hamlet Project

No shit, Sherlock.
Once a thing is gone
It’s a rare day when it will THEN
Make a reply.
Maybe the gone- thing will send you a letter
A postcard
Or give you a call on the phone
These days it might text you from the beyond
Or send you a Facebook message
But gone is gone
And you can question it all you like
But its answer will be on its own terms
If it says anything
It will be because the gone-thing
Has one last thing to say.