Miss Carriage

this woman
(night (England)
(wet) (cobblestone)
and this man
(top hat) (bustle)
(a long cane) (a slow tear)
kick the ground in their minds
and with their fear
(pelvic muscles tighten)
centering towards
(tight jaws) (a twisting glance)
the back of their necks
(completed smile) (a lifted ear)
they hear the distant sound of horses