bombs, bending, and bewilderment

at midnight, people blew shit up.
I'm pretty sure someone set off
a car bomb a few blocks away.

there were gunshots and screams.
there were passive / aggressive cheers.
there was a dog hiding in my backyard.

flashes lit up the sky.
smoke lifted.
a powerful
explosion
shook the
house.

terrorizing music played
in the streets. children
cried. people were
speaking in
tongues.

more weapons fired.
the lid on the trashcan
blew off. the dog in
the backyard yelped.

police choppers filled
the sky. spotlights lit
up the neighborhood.
all at midnight, no later.

someone yelled, "HAPPY
NEW YEAR," seconds
before another explosion
sounded.

a yelp and a holler and
all was quiet at 12:01,
January 1st, 2014.