BOMB

the shock
embeds itself
in the skin
the heart
the bones
the brain
so that every fiber
waits for the trigger,
and even
aging bones know
years after
the fact

and that bomb
only dozes --
restless,
volatile,
its reaction
visceral,
a toxic mist
rising
through layer
on layer,
seeping through
the meninges,
enveloping
the mind