I tell it as it is,
like an earthquake
unexpectedly moves
shelter, scatters life,
causes confusion.

I tell it as it is
like a tornado
whirling, whooshing, whirring,
picking up reality,
slamming it savagely into another niche.

I tell it as it is
like a meteor
speeding through space,
racing towards earth,
creating craters in stability’s fantasy.

COPYRIGHT 2006 by Michael Bonanno

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