walking along suburban sidewalks
past houses quietly watching
her dog hurrying along beside her
all pink harness and leash
atop her terrier mix coat of white
cars whizzing by to destinations
unknown and indifferent
to her much slower stride
asphalt showing depressions
tires of buses and trucks make
a color of rising heat resonates
bringing her thoughts back
to reflect upon the changing tide
of events unknown would come
changes taken with every step
trees line the school yard
each one’s bark curling and peeling
the dark color of cooked caramel
revealing the escape of new life
predicted by life’s season
© 2015 Renee Espriu
Image Taken From Morgue File and Digitized by Myself
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