PARADOX


Into the water
Not very deep
Bare feet and pant legs
Pulled up below the knee

The water like ice
Flows with gurgling sounds
Birds sing in the trees
Above the mountains reign high

A slither of motion
The stream begins to turn
Falling back on to a rock
With a hard thud

Stillness fills the air
Calm warning of what is to come
The city below moves in odd ways
Building start to sway

The streets bellow and then collapse
Cracks in the earth like broken hearts
The stream turns to mud
Carrying the soul down the hillside

In just moments silence once again
The world, a small part has changed
The drama is over
With slight reminders to come

Michael V Hechtman Copyright � 2001