Sudden

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tree leaves become dust covers on foot paths
pecker strikes echo in a hollow branch
fleas leap and flee the sand, land in mid hair
a doe peeks keen eyed road wise and breathless
my heart screams with the pain of a child’s thumb
slammed in a car door jamb, slammed by a door!
sniffed and nosed, made cold by dampening ground
sputtering mutters lisp from my blue lips
gray day fades on my closed eyes, my closed eyes!