Eviction

Eviction

 

 

 

gusts of orange

an enemy leaving charred wood

January brick chimneys standing alone

home was where the heart resided

 

but now it simply

beats with black

residue

 

and the discourteous mover

the unwanted guest

clears the house

of feeling.

 

erin-cilberto

1/9/25 

Reviews

[Dylan Macadham]

"...chimneys standing alone."
California's broken heart ... a tragic, beautiful write, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Dylan,
j.

[MCS]

I don't think one ever clears away the essence of people or places the residue always remains. Well said my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Mary,
j.

[Stella Armour]

I don't know that the essence of the occupier ever really leaves the house you know.
It always takes a little while when i move into another property before i feel the previous person has flown or left whichever it may be no matter how much the clean the surfaces that feeling lingers.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Stella...so much devastation...hard to fathom.
j.

[Stella Armour]

Oh so sorry Jacob, being in England i hadn't at first realized the meaning of your poem :(

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh no, Stella, I am glad you found your way to relate to this...we always want our pieces to be as universal as possible...sure, the situation in LA inspired it but I always try to keep my poems open to interpretation for the individual reader.
So, thank you.
j.

[Stella Armour]

Too busy thinking about this damn snow , i haven't been out for over a week but it's thawing now ... floods tomorrow no doubt, but your LA fires are really devastaing.