Monday, July 9, 2012

JULY 9


there’s an army outside my house.
an invisible collection of bulldozers
steamrollers, jackhammers,
god-knows-what-else equipment
for ripping up the old road
and laying down a fresh one.

invisible because I haven’t looked
I’ve only listened --
it sounds like
men are yelling and crushing
cement with hand tools.
trucks are beeping rhythmically
as they roll backwards
or pour their guts into gaping
holes in the street.

it’s loud but I love
to wake up early and feel
everything inside and around
me rearranging
improving.

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