Picture Two

if the house goes nuts,
and everything turns upside down
who do we leave behind?
how do we leave them behind?
do they forgive us
for thinking about our safety first?
do they become rubble?
there are stories those who’d stay
will not tell, and that’s okay
those who left would keep to
themselves too, bridges
can blind sometimes. sometimes
all we need is darkness to
find a way to the tunnel’s end.

Victor Oyedele