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imagine the earthquake—

it’s possible,

eventually

the big one

we all know

is coming to California

we should get ready

be prepared

the water, the food

flashlights and batteries

and some of us do that

make our little plans

to be brave and resourceful

to survive

the foundation cracking

the walls crumbling

the windows shattering

you think you know what it will be like

but you have no idea

when the walls begin to wail

and peel away from the house

when you can’t find your shoes or the dog

when shattered glass shreds your feet

when the air turns red

with sirens

when your world

dims black into loss

the foundation not cracked

but buried—

unimaginable

but possible

and it will be like nothing you’ve ever known

it will be like grief

—BARBARA ABERCROMBIE