17. Empty Town Ship

17. Empty Town Ship
A.
My kids went around a corner and were gone. Only a city was in the field. Buildings and tents. I didn’t ask the one man that came out looking curious about the names I called. My terrified children had heard me yell. I had to walk somewhere to make a report and by then it would be too late. The police would scoff. There was a man in a mask at a bus stop because of snow.
I awoke
afraid to
open doors. B.
Every day for years this neighbor took
pictures of kids getting on their bus. He said he’d give them the photos when they were old so they could remember. The members of his church thought it was so lovely. I went to his house selling charity candy and he said: we all end up where we are meant to be. I said: are you saying people in hell don’t know they’re there? He said: there’s no telling.
His walls were
empty
and very clean. #weeklypoemandpic