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Sep 2011
A ball bounces down a street,
unstoppable and fatal—
the child who threw it
fails to see the ripples in pavement.

When lightning falls from above
its thunder erases lives,
leaves a half-life ring-

ing in scarred ears.
It’s only a matter of time—

poised volcanoes await the next bounce
Written by
Cody Glenn Urban
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