Two Weeks Later

Two weeks later

Another boom

Not again

Please, not again

Panic

I race to the window

Expecting to see

Panic

Smoke, dust, blood

Lost life and broken dreams

The sun is shining

Just as it was the 15^th

Why is no one panicking

Why am I the only one

TV, computer

News, reporter

But there’s nothing

E-mail, open

“Community Advisory - Construction-related Blasting in Fenway Area of Boston”

And now, I finally breathe