Take a walk
through these
soggy
summer days
where your
hard work pours
SWEAT
upon you
and the sun
starts
BURNING
your skin
and your sweaty palms
STICK
to the mundane
metal desks...


Take a walk
through these
soggy
summer days,
where your books are
suddenly too much to carry
and the birds have all
DIED out
and the hot air
FLOWS
through the open
windows...


Take a walk
through these
soggy
summer days,
to feel the warm air
PRESSING
on your skin
and the Earth's
strong hands
around your neck,
choking,
SUFFOCATING...


Take a walk
through these
soggy
summer days
where triteness
is more than plenty.

Take a walk through
the gloom
of these soggy summer days.