Vanity

I arrived in time, today

to see the firefighters

rake the rest of my 

former neighbors leaves

fall had come calling

the pile was too high

defibrillation was in vain  

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Reviews

[Relic]

I find it odd that through daily life we often times never think of our neighbors until we see them or something bad happens. This has a strong ending that made me stop in my tracks.

[Papaya]

oh wow, this feels sad and a little cryptic.
vanity weaves its way in, again
and I think sometimes we forget what's important in life for the sale of vanity