Walls flattened.
Roofs ripped.
Homes torn.
Signs peeled from stores
citing what is no longer there.
Slung cows. Flipped cars.
Businesses upended.
Left, futile foundations.
Strewn littering bricks.
A photo album snatched
from its family of origin.
A candy wrapper blown
from its point of enjoyment.
Flung shirt.
Clothesline.
Twisted trees.
This was on the news tonight.
This was on the news last night.
The story is old.
Humanity – not risk adverse.
Only the names are new.