The Happening

Just because it has never happened

doesn’t mean it never will. The un-

seen is happening all around, the

breeze tip-toeing through the grass,

a stealthy intruder easily overlooked,

slipping discretely as a whisper never

heard. Something which took place in

private behind closed doors is summarily

ignored. The silence of a teardrop half-

way around the world is drowned out

out by vast oceans in between. The sun

streams a silent light from 93-million

miles away, and skin cancer suddenly

appears. Fear rears its ferocious head

when the tiger’s teeth appear. Some

stumble through life blind as bats sans

the aid of radar to guide them. If ignor-

ance is bliss, besides fear and anguish

there is so much tranquility and joy

which is missed. At midnight there’s a

sudden knocking at the door...Who goes

there, friend or foe? You are curious and

have the need to know. You pick up the

butcher knife just in case.

Chris Hanch 4-24-19