the moment slips by in silence like dying in your sleep peripheral vision could save you if the movement weren't so fleet like the burning smell of flesh before the brain records the heat the flash of an explosion the second before defeat
if Truth could sound a warning instead of stealing in the night if blunder would blaze like neon or a Christmas tree with lights if words spoken in certain sequence were outlined in black and white would these clues forecast disaster within the ordinary life?
the shadow before the stranger the yellow tint before the storm the lighting before the thunder the quiet harbingers that warn if Time had a sense of Justice could we go back and make it right? if vigilance would protect us could we sleep another night?
the edge of the blade the black of the night the sharp of the point the twist of the knife the gray of the cloud the numb of the cold the growl of the dog the turn of the road the howl of the wind the weight of the train the flip of the switch the crack of the ice the depth of the sea the fuse of the bomb the tick of the clock the click of the lock the slam of the door the blunt of the blow the end of the day the shift of an eye the pitch of the ship the screech of the wheel the slip of the tongue the roll of the dice the knot of the rope the drop of the shoe the hint of a lie