White Destroyer

 
Cruel cold
murderer
you've killed them all
indiscriminate slaughter
in one night
when my back was turned
you swept in
like special delivery
left on the porch
death from the sky
in crisp silent strokes
Babies I cherished
nurtured and fed
all gone
limp corpses
hanging in lifeless rows
even sweet Jasmine
crucified on the fence
all that green
you stole from my table
herbs defending
bored tongues
all bonfire food now
You turn your screw again
at my next weekly shop
I curse you
white destroyer