rumors of an evacuation
for some reason only the crickets
came out that night
and before the break of dawn
all of the birds will have left the city
at the inception it was a nonevent
but in retrospect
it shouldn’t have taken so long
before the people started leaving
june two thousand seventeen
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When the birds leave, it’s definitely a warning. Nicely written. ❤
Thanks so much, Olga.