A top-of-the-range microwave
A fame-seeking humility
A dream holiday on a one-way ticket
A perfectly made bed with soiled sheets
An opera whose orchestra is on leave
Last chapter in the book after the plot’s ended
A wedding-ring in the safe-deposit box
A school of self-destruction
A secure house locked from both inside and out
A choreography that tramples on notes like weeds
A used pair of silk pyjamas offered for use
A handwritten card deliberately posted unstamped
