Unfair -- 1984

At the funeral,
he felt nothing.
A cold anger gripped him;
he shivered.
Perspiration beaded on his brow.
A hand touched his.
He pulled away
with hatred in his heart.
He despised them all -
his mother, the minister...
All of them.
Especially his father.
Dead at forty.
So ludicrous!
So damned unfair!
Tears formed in his eyes.
He turned away to sob.