the sirens sounding
for the Clarksville tornado
how quickly the cloud changed
into a white funnel
of terror
the sirens sounding
for the Clarksville tornado
how quickly the cloud changed
into a white funnel
of terror
Erie, PA, 2024
after the eclipse we drove
to the bicentennial tower,
its two-hundred steps
more than any of us
could climb in one breath
remembering
the January 6th insurrection
I will not pardon
the snow's return
nor shake its icy hand
the sirens sounding for the Clarksville tornado how quickly the cloud changed into a white funnel of terror