A train explodes
on the stand
beside my chair –
but no one spoke,
so I could relax
until next time.
Earthquake rumbled by
the street outside
and faded eventually.
I waited for another
knowing it would come
and did – with sirens.
Squirrels thunder over
mindlessly loud
attention broken
thought derailed.
Hour after hour,
day after day after day.....
on the stand
beside my chair –
but no one spoke,
so I could relax
until next time.
Earthquake rumbled by
the street outside
and faded eventually.
I waited for another
knowing it would come
and did – with sirens.
Squirrels thunder over
mindlessly loud
attention broken
thought derailed.
Hour after hour,
day after day after day.....
Duane L Herrmann has publications in print and online in over 100 publications and over 60 anthologies. He has carried baby kittens in his mouth, pet snakes, and conversed with owls, but is careful not to anger them. He has degrees in Education and History despite dyslexia, ADHD, cyclothymia, situational mutism an anxiety disorder and PTSD.
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