In the living room,

the mantle swung

to an fro,

broken through the seemingly sturdy walls;

the earth

shattered eight windows

and ate the basement in one gigantic gulp!

A chandelier crashed down from ceiling

and crushed the kids

that played below.

The house convulsed the countryside,

leaving blood, broken bits and tears;

A spastic apple took seconds to destroy

what years put into construction.

The frame came smashing inward,

an’ out;

jolting every piece of life an’ dust within.

The earthquake made no indifference

between the two layers which existed . . .