PAUSANIUS

As you enter into the city

The statues over the gate

Turn their heads away.

As you enter into the city

A candle blows itself out;

The gods finish repairing

A cracked sidewalk on Ware Street.

As you enter into the city

A dog stops in mid-bark,

Wondering if he'd rather be

A small greybrown bird

Or a snake sleeping under a rock.

As you enter into the city

A cat last seen in 1926

Reappears and announces

It's plans to run for public office.

As you enter into the city

A woman, floating away,

Drops a sealed red envelope.