Grounded



In the last gasp
before
she
took off her shoes,
went
out & cut the grass,

the land burped up an aftershock
to make sure
the
people
stay in proper respects of
the ground .. 

before
the villagers went to fish in the pond,
they fed their
tank of guppies
and
kissed their kids like they
would never see them again .. 

sure,
as the pot-bellied man in a bright red shirt
lifted the claw to dig a hole 
for a side stepping well,
a hungover mother in a home down
the street
tips back a cold, clean, refreshing cup 
of water .. 

so, pay attention to 
the ground,
but

don't look at it for that long ..