by Mike Monroe
I.
red flare bursts
explodes
into the purple night sky spreading
lightning flowers
white flash
of light blasts booms and
crackles
fire passion madness streaks out
smears the sky
pops
yellow and orange fill in spaces
between clouds and
peter out
burst loud under the moon
and fade
until
in a sudden blast
flashes
fill and splatter
the sky
with white yellow green red pink
thunder smashes crashes
blasts sputters splashes
cracks
II.
slam
jolt through legs and arms to chest
head whips and fills with vice pressure
twisted metal churned
red plastic shards scattered
silence moans
wind slices chilled ears
sirens wail
faces stare
wide open mouths and eyes
darkness invades
III.
brittle brown
and yellow
and orange
tumble
float
flitter
curl
feather-like
fall
gust
settle
down
on dirt
piles of brittle brown
and yellow and orange
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