Who knew
it would come to this?
Certainly not you
nor the birds twittering in the tree.
Or the squirrel
fidgeting by the flowerpot–
or the rain
in the rainbow–
no, not even me.
Not even I could have guessed
the things confessed by others
carried on the gossip of a breeze.
But we just sat there,
quiet as leaves–
listening
when the disturbance
suddenly ceased.
Everyone was waiting
on everyone else
to see who might call
the police.
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