Onward?

Who had thought
The title might be
A pique
Abject
Adjective
Figurine
Feline
Absorbed as
We were
In moving
One number
A little
To the side
While closing
Our eyes
To the world
Forward, parched
Though we are
Not that I
Ought to
Try to speak
For the rest 
Of you
From this 
Quiet
Lone
Spot