Evict Edict

Evict Edict  

It came in a plain white envelope

that word evict - in stark black

glowing like a poor magician’s

parlor trick – titillating threat

to vanish her ephemeral home

by sleight of hand – whoosh –

Such things should not come in

plain white envelopes such a

threat should not deny its evil

intent – it should creep up to

the door and dash away in a

black cloud of stink leaving the

stench of the valley of the death

of hope burning behind – Now,

she sits envelope dropped to floor

hands over her ears waiting for

the fear to subside – waiting until

with a rush of sudden inspiration

she stands, throws open the door

and runs in a free-flee-glee of

slapping feet into the nick of time

over the horizon.