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Zach Gomes
Poems
Sep 2010
Survivor's Dirge
Most people would say
things were better here
before the hurricane—
granted
living on top of your roof
has its drawbacks—
no shade in the day
and no friends nearby—
it’s a ****** quiet time—
things certainly were good
two weeks ago
to watch a funeral step second line
droning a hoarse dirge
down the street—
before this town began drowning—
furniture floats by
on its way out of town
smarter than most watchers-by—
but there are upsides
to the situation—
the view
now free to swing
at its leisure
over a whole city of roofs
spread like Monopoly houses
across the flat
teal-blue board—
small rowboats float
down the brand-new waterways
picking up waving folks
from one roof
after another—
there’s people that have done this before—
the quiet after disaster
expecting help wanting none
and hearing no music for days—
Written by
Zach Gomes
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