Swallows Houses Whole
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Since the earth buried my home
in a sinkhole
I’ve shown signs of psychosis;
feeling out of touch with reality.
One day without warning the ground opened
and my house sank
like a derelict ship
pummeled by waves of dirt.
At first it seemed an illusion!
For It slowly tilted
lost leverage
and slid down
a steep bevel of loose earth
until all that was left
was a fragment of the roof.
I thanked God no one was in it
and though my tears,
I strengthened my resolve
to move from Florida
and never return
to this place
that swallows houses whole.
06,01,2019
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2019
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