Blossoming Terrors
The Japanese Maple grew in the center of 52 Hollandโs front yard. Its long branches stretch to the sky like a petitioning priest. Its maroon foliage crowns the tree like a lionโs mane. It beautifully fills my bedroomโs picture window by day.
But by night, illuminated by a streetlamp, the tree transforms into a trio of gangsters. Who reach for me through that same window.
new moon night
a streetlight silhouette
crossing my bed
First published in Image Curve
for Poets United Midweek MotifโNew Moon
Frank J. Tassone 
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