Tuesday, April 2, 2013

THE TV


They left the TV on for years. No one ever
seemed to watch it.
Often, I could see it through the open drapes
illuminating the room at night.
Eventually the TV caught fire.
Flames shot out from the walls
and the roof.
Someone called the police.

Neighbors gathered in the street.
They opened their mouths in wonder
but no one spokeThey watched it all
like some kind of ancient sacrifice
as they witnessed clouds of smoke
floating up into the heavens,
sending signals to those
no longer left on the ground.


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