it happens this way
February the home fires burn
sometimes more than
intended
the fire department volunteers
grab their turn out and
turn out
sometimes more than
intended
the fire department volunteers
grab their turn out and
turn out
for another winter home fire
smoke sprouts from
the valley floor
tomorrow, cans with names
scribbled will say
help
your friends your neighbors
lost everything but the
basement
the kid who works at the grocery
will gather emergency
supplies
the paper will declare the losses
the neighbors will make up
what happened
it happens that way
news from a small town 8, February 2011
