A City FallsHe always made it look so easy.He would walk along the edgeslike there was no dangerof fallingno gravity to hold him downThe monsters crawled outfrom the dark placesand he pushed them backwithouta thoughtHe jumped from the topand later laughingcalled ithis leap of faithThe sky fell downand he tooka broom handleand pushed it back upuntil it stayedHe always told me it was easy.But when the knife came up against my backand the walls came down around our earsWhen Death walked inin her pretty red dressand the locks had no keysWhen buildings toppledand monsters swarmedWhen his city beganto fal