fog's flooding agony
descends upon the victim
smothering the exits
momentarily paralysing movement
dense heat engulfs
swallowing precious air
stifling breaths
and erupting implosions of hopelessness
and tortuous panic
gasping for a moment's reprieve
searching for a pill, a switch, a prayer
any fucking remedy
while outside, the world basks
in the glorious sun....
laughing, playing, delighting in
the sweet lightness of dancing bubbles of joy
....oblivious.
(the torturous tears of oblivious)
the world passes by
some scurry across the roof of the fog
by mistake
holding in their brightly coloured beachbag's
a delightful array of
appropriate words of distaste for the sticky heat
they feel under their havanahs
backing out
in case the fog
stains their perfection
welcome to the repulsive truth on repeat.
