Rebuild

Houses burn down
Every day
And people mourn
And people rebuild

Mourn and

Rebuild
I can do that

But where

Do I
Rebuild

Not in same place

Where disaster struck
That place
That life, that marriage
Is no longer
Available

It has to be

Somewhere
Else

And what

Do I
Rebuild

Not a house

Designed exactly
Like the one lost
Those plans no longer exist
The new house must be
Different

Different place

Different house
I can do that

But when

Do I
Rebuild

Seems like wasted effort

To rebuild anything
Until I’m sure
The fire is out

And how

Can I ever
Be sure
Of
A place safe enough
Plans solid enough
A time right enough
To avoid future disaster

The answer is

I can never
Be sure
Of that

Rebuilding

Anything
Anywhere
Anytime
Will always
Involve
Risk

And I guess

That’s always been true
Though I’ve never
Had to acknowledge it
Before