The Widow Wyile is such an agonizer
she thinks she could write a book
about this art
she more often wishes
to instruct to part
begone
imagining a finely furrowed brow
and such careful enunciation
as she solemnly shows it
the door she has already opened wide
hands it a small kerchief
filled with breadsticks
declares firmly
            fare thee well agonizing!
            i feel no compulsion nor compunction
to house you any longer

How satisfying that would be
she thinks
as she wonders
how best
to start her book
The Art of Agonizing
by the Widow Wyile
life-long expert
and certified practitioner
She’d be underwritten
by agonizers anonymous
if only they’d decide to unite