nerve wracking

sirens

speed east & west

drown out

all

other

sounds

like Wallace Roney trumpet

like Ellis Marsalis piano

like Mike Longo piano

like – add a name

like – add another name

like…  the respirators

failed

& the sirens race

back & forth

persistent

as blue jays

marshaling to battle

the crow

waiting to devour

every

single

note

trying

to escape