Arena Falls

A series of explosions.

A rumble that shook downtown.

Cheers from hundreds of people.

The demise of an Orlando icon.

A quick series of small blasts.

Charges severing the roof.

Flashes of flame.

The Amway Arena toppled.

A huge plume of dust.

A pile of rubble.

She didn’t go down easy.

She didn’t give up.

The Orlando Arena,

once known as O-rena

demolished to make way

for the Creative Village.

Sporting events, concerts,

family shows, high-school graduations,

Magic games and the circus—

The demolition was one last show.

The Amway Arena (that I will always remember by its original name O-rena) died so Creative Village (a center dedicated to the arts) could be born. The Arena is dead!  Long live The Village.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

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