Landslides

Mark the landslide’s devastation,

Mass upheaval, lives destroyed

In sudden seconds, tons and tons

Of earth uprooted and displaced.

 

Mobilize the apparatus,

Any trappings that need deployed,

To minimize the suffering,

To clear the chaos with due haste.

 

In the wake of wreck and ruin

Staunch survivors reassess,

Pick up any bits and pieces,

Deal and barter for the rest.

 

And kindness and benevolence

From strangers keen with empathy

Will fit the pieces back together

Just the way they used to be.

 

Fear the landslide if you must.

The peril lurks on every rise.

Just keep your feet on level soil

With no need to apologize.