by Alejandro Escudé
It looks like a frozen tsunami of ash.
And there are people in that rubble
Like fish tossed out of an old tank.
Was it made out out stiffened moths?
An engineer says it must’ve been
A column—and I’m thinking some
Support gave way, as support often
Gives way in this country, allowing
For the sudden pancaking of people.
All oversights are finally political.
Oh crumbling moon! What must it
Be like for the others who overlook
The site? Am I next? Aren’t we all
In the process of collapse? Come
Daylight, they heard the banging.
No voices, only a nebulous banging
Amid a jumble of metal and granite.
Alejandro Escudé published his first full-length collection of poems My Earthbound Eye in September 2013. He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis and teaches high school English. Originally from Argentina, Alejandro lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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