Call me Cassandra
Kate sparks
April 9, 2026
Call me Cassandra—
I said I hear a rumble in the mountain— the beast awakens
The mockingbirds kept singing
the street sweeper kept sweeping
villagers drink coffee from bright tin cups
I said it again, and again a little more loudly,
The Beast Awakens
The dragon
is
Speaking…
Gossipers pass on their secrets while sipping black tea
Villagers start watching the mountain
blackbirds singing on bare branches
mothers keeping their children close
In the heart of the mountain, a quickening pulse
a warning rumble
Villagers complain of the heat
watching the mountain
The dragon
is
singing
Villagers drinking whiskey behind closed doors…
mothers holding restless children
Birds stop chattering
The dragon
is
screaming
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