Vanish

I.One limb hoversfrozen above a disheveled fieldof hurt’s dismembered belongings.

Unsinkable truth seepsinto the earth.Bright flags beliea caravan of ice.

II.

Cable news obliterates the storyuntil advertising dollarscrave new news.Like a plane itvanishes, fromairwaves, from collectiveconscience.

III.

One limb two years threehundred souls the suckingstillness,a vast unknowablebigger than doubtto remind us howlittle.