Sunday, July 09, 2006
Long Yellow
Walk sign flashing on and off before it turns to
Don't or Can't or just plain Won't
So long the green
expecting any instant for the change
that when the yellow came
as promised there was still
the thought to stick and glow
forever so we'd never have to see it
screeching
tires burning
seat belts snapping
lurching forward
bags and books and purses flying
to a silent
shaking
just or almost barely
over the line
come
to a full
completely
final
gradually
to an all at once
red light
lights out
hold your horses
stop.
i.e. how our great grand aunt wife sister cousin mother-friend
died
most peacefully
in her looked like
sleep
Don't or Can't or just plain Won't
So long the green
expecting any instant for the change
that when the yellow came
as promised there was still
the thought to stick and glow
forever so we'd never have to see it
screeching
tires burning
seat belts snapping
lurching forward
bags and books and purses flying
to a silent
shaking
just or almost barely
over the line
come
to a full
completely
final
gradually
to an all at once
red light
lights out
hold your horses
stop.
i.e. how our great grand aunt wife sister cousin mother-friend
died
most peacefully
in her looked like
sleep
