Sirens sound a 4AM alarm clock as false dawn of red emergency lights pulse against the curtains Curious and called to adventure On this autumn’s first night The air so pleasant and cool but smelling of smoke and a mist from lawn sprinklers nourishing co-op lawns Walk just one block over to see the hooks and ladders and hear buzz saws screeching while the smoke curls out white from the broken windows of the grocery where just yesterday I bought a dozen eggs
