fragile this

porcelain vase

the cat

pushed over

 

alabaster pieces

rushing from the scene

 

cat tucking

around a corner glimpsed

in the shadow of a tail

 

how long has she

been prowling

 

pacing the kitchen

back and forth

ready

 

to topple the tower of london

from the kitchen island

 

another statue down

in dixie

people kneeling

 

primary colors

swirling in rhythm

with sirens

a serenade

 

more yellow tape

chalk marks

on blacktop

 

pieces of bone

on cement

blowing from the scene

 

wind gusts impatient bluster

something about hope

something about change

rustling white empty pages