Debris Removal Begins
this is how things are now:
the flatbed tow truck tows not a car
but its bare metal remains
all parts melted to smoky pewter
where there was glass
there are holes
in place of tires
airy space
it’s unlike any car I’ve ever seen
except in war zone photos
and yet all around it
things seem normal
my husband says
he’s been on South Boulder Road three times today
and seen this scene each time
and, on our return home, we pass another
there’s a steady stream of casualties
being borne out of the burn as if on stretchers
I wonder what this morgue looks like,
all these car corpses lined up somewhere
it makes my skin crawl to see it
to get a glimpse at the intensity of those flames
to think about all the bits of all the things
now fused into the ground
but then the light turns
and our attention follows
and the sun still shines
to melt the snow
