fireflies zigzag following pupils pin *****
light mayonaise layers dead flesh and dead seeds
shadows bleed through the cracks
a lone train howls its hastening arrival
Alarming call like an unseen wolf

Flashing lights overhead and a low rumble
a condensed storm
helicopter cradling its dying cargo
bringing a regurgitation for the baby bird
disguised as a hospital with a faltering business plan

mufflers and mosquitoes parry the blows
winded joggers step next to termite eaten trees
Channel surfing seen         a strobe lite
betraying the activities behind the neighboors
curtained windows            scene
rituals carve another day into the known
comfort is routines cage
a worn trail rut that hardly allows
a different direction      roll the stone uphill