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
Sep 26, 2011
Sep 26, 2011 at 6:03 AM UTC
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