The charcoal black cat was in the catbird seat, young rabbit hanging out of its mouth, teeth securing breakfast for the emerald-eyed feline. The squeak of the brakes must have rattled the hunter and the young hopper hopped away, the yawning Atticus too put out to chase it again. Everything gets lazy in the suburbs. Nice and lazy. Til the panic, til the gasoline runs out, til the hogging starts. So look out for number one, so NaaNeeNaaNeeBooBoo, so uptight.
Meanwhile, in Houston, the floods are receeding and reality is left. Nobody is being lazy. Shout. Texico! Texico! And we remember the chorus of the national anthem...
We stand as Texicans,
Together all along,
Without measure,
Our love for our God.
The Cajun Navy arrived immediately, McGovern's American Red Cross, Zeke's Salvation Army, Mexico, and all the Texans. Okies and Arkies will soon arrive. And it will continue til the city is restored. Dig those Bayous deeper, build levee walls instead of border walls, God will prevail. And has.
The faces continue to look down, glancing to the side, watching the destruction of the devil, sure of what's to come, already there. An unusually dark cloud among blues skies covered the sun, but only for a moment as another battle was won. The light wins again. Floating is easy until everything floats away, even the catbird seat.