breath.
the lungs take
oxygen in
carbon dioxide out
in, out
in, out
iN… out.

are we nearing
the dead zone?
interrogating like a
kempeitai
it is better to
kill ninety-nine innocent ones
than to miss one.

did a thermobaric
drop nearby?
passive aggression that
chops
off the tree
that had been natured
for a hundred years.

what used to be
a safe burrow
is now flooded
and drowns.