Crickets

crickets.
frightening sounds.
invasions and piles.
black hoppers.
black hoppers.
the odor of crickets.

crickets.
looked down the hall.
too early for empty nest blues.
echoes of machines.
echoes of machines.
the clicks.

crickets.
hazardous for lead singers.
poor Peggy Sue.
from Buddy to Box.
from Buddy to Box.
that'll be the day.

crickets.
the sound of nothing.
an afterthought.
instigator of action.
instigator of action.
nothing else.

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