heat bears down like an anchor
even though time in the navy
was done many moons ago...
it is oppressing and obnoxious
the way it lays down on you,
pressing you into the ground
as if it were a winter blanket;
inside the cool air soothes
making us rather complacent
in commonplace routines,
sleeping in past noon and
napping in the afternoon...
we awake to eat and defecate,
leaving behind responsibilities
and the rules by which we
lived our lives... until the
heat became too unbearable
and we denied ourselves the
life we sold away at auction.
July 8, 2024
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