First Responder
A breath is smothered, a kitten in
a tree top, an unconscious unknown man
in the street, a baby comes early,
shots ring out and scatter the clan.
Water rises, fire devours, a family
stranded on roof top, a stolen van,
a store front smashed, body trapped
under rubble, all for which you train and plan.
When others flee, you say, "I can".
~~ Judi Van Gorder