a large catastrophe being avoided by quick thinking

a large catastrophe being avoided by quick thinking


like cheerleaders crying --
.......tears among the pom-poms


like an abandoned car --
.......shoes on the dash, green with mold


like old stains of love --
.......trail of memory on widowed bedsheets


so many grand hopes lost --

being only human,
we cannot choose
but to hope again

Betsy McKenzie, June 28, 2007