Over a period of weeks
it melted in feet
‘til less and less
Everyone smiling
thinking the worst is past
then a dribbling
down through the roof
must’ve been pools
up there
hovering—
waiting
to mark its place
in your hall of fame:
a tiny room
where you sweat things out
death and disease
those peaks and valleys
leaching their own storms.
Aside from the new markings
paint still looking fresh.
Like yesterday.
Impossible to forget.
Violence so deceptive
it lingered
a good long while
in your structure.
Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty year writer and the author of 12 published books of fiction and poetry. Her most recent novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was released by Spuyten Duyil, NYC in early October. Check out the Official Video for this book on YouTube
link: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqYriter
Tepper has also written 5 Stage Plays. www.susantepper.com
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