an anxious look
a world holds its breath
a universe transfixed
in snapshot fear of moments
that may never now occur
a nervous tic
a second's disconnection
memory corrupted
eyes blurred, shaken
thoughts wiped clean
all sense
of self and not
disrupted
a smile
rises ray by ray
across the horizon
a world exhales
another night defeated
strong voices ring out
to hail the dawn
Banishing by Wayne Myers