In the last dying light,
11 mutiny buzzards
plummeted from the sky.
There was no time for
their surveyor's circle.
The earth was covered
in water and carcasses,
so they tucked their
greasy wings behind them,
let gravity do all the work.

Steve Brightman lives in Akron, OH. He firmly believes in two seasons: winter and baseball. His book "The Wild Gospel Of Careening And Other Sermons From The Rumble Strip" was just released by Red Orchid Publishing.