the fault line cracked a long smile a hideous rock tooth grin open wide broke down the dark green dawn and rolled along the lawns abaddon had come wake up do you hear that all the dogs along the block began to cry a broken bedside vase then our books flew from there case and the walls began to shed their plaster hides they were trembling like images hanging high of stones reflected on face of a mighty wave rising black against the sky then i stood helpless in the doorway just staring at the room on the floor and you pulled my sleeve said it s time to leave come lets go it s time to go 