Most of the Story Stays Inside

People surviving,
That’s the main story—

People surviving
What other people

Do to kill them or
Force them to submit,

People surviving
Forces of nature,

Hunger of living
And crush of physics,

People surviving
To ensure children

Will grow up to be
People surviving.

That’s the main story,
While people dying

To try to survive
Remain counterpoint.

It’s a windy day
And vague, pines tossing

Outside the buildings
With bodies inside,

Bodies of people
Watching screens, talking,

Fixing meals, pulsing
With the main story.