At this point, the cell phone tower
should be waving power through the air
       all the connections
       trying to reconnect
       after the hurricane’s disconnection
but I still can’t reach you.
Outside, trees and buildings are slaughtered
city streets overcome with sudden debris
       the devastation, our final argument
       when I stormed out
       without saying
       goodbye.

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Laurie Kolp is the author of Upon the Blue Couch (Winter Goose Publishing, 2014) and Hello, It’s Your Mother (Finishing Line Press, 2015). Her recent publications include concis, By&By Poetry, Bracken, Up the Staircase Quarterly, Front Porch Journal, and more. Laurie lives in Southeast Texas with her husband, three children and two dogs. http://lauriekolp.com