The E - Word!

Oh no! She used the E-Word
when previously I'd merely thought the thought
but avoided naming it for fear of bringing it to life
to reality and having it devour me
like an out of control nightmare monster
like it is now
that she used the E-Word

those that leave in a hurry to seek refuge
or asylum may be clearer about the start
of their displacement
than those for whom it is a gradual, creeping realization
they'll never go back
not in the same way, the way they'd always thought
not unless the world shifts radically, once more
as it did before
making reality of fantasy, vice of versa
and a mockery for what once passed for solid ground

5/25/2006