My head, my mind
trying to explode
doing the right thing
after the bright lights
of the night
gave way to something less
pleasant,

The heat, stifling
making me want to open
the window to the day
the coolness of the breeze
taunting and spotting me

The man with the lawnmower
cutting the grass outside
cutting off my escape
the heat choking me,
on and on, he cut

on and on….

My head never wanting
to forgive, to forget
imagining when
the man with the mower would go
away, leaving me to myself

on and on…

 

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This piece is the work of Notthedane56. You can find a lot more of his poetry, fiction and humor on his main site Everything in and around Denmark and on his new blog My House at the Sea

 

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