October Fourth

Some motor hums. A cat yowls. Children scream. A breeze sings. Leaves turn. Grass licks. Birds dive. Birds rise. Sun stings. Eyelashes glow. Bicycle strums. White fence clicks. The dirt groans. Worms bite. A pregnant teen sighs. The grass folds. A heavy belly groans. Purple flowers swing. A shadow grows. The shadow defines. A man looms. The girl sees. A bird flies. A fear grips. The man walks. He still comes. The clouds move. He sits down. The grass folds. She looks up. He looks over. She looks down. He looks away. A tear falls. The belly moves. He looks down. The breeze sighs. He sees the belly. She looks up. He looks up. Eyes. He kisses her forehead. He stands up. The grass creeks. The shadow fades. The sun stings. Eyelashes glow. Bicycle strums. White fence clicks. The dirt groans. Worms bite. A heavy belly groans.