Electricity
Pulsating
In calibrated course
From
My soles
Through tissue
And nerve
Whispering
“I’m a survivor”
Drumming
Warmth
To my soul.
Electricity
Pulsating
In calibrated course
From
My soles
Through tissue
And nerve
Whispering
“I’m a survivor”
Drumming
Warmth
To my soul.
We sitbehind a wheelblasting coolair(sometimes hot) Waitingfor ourturnat the windowto exchangea few dollars fora crispy chickensandwichora doublebacon burger(with cheese) We sitidlingpassing gasto an alreadychoking sky Shouldn’t weBe usinga walk-upwindowinstead?
some times, my words whisper— soul to soul they linger, they live, they radiate— echo, echo, echoing— heartbeat to heartbeat delivering healing, hope, happiness and when that happens, that is enough.
Darkness dancesin my eyesattempting to rest the mindbut thoughts invadepersistforbidbedtime reposeNightly hours of sleepless stress Is everything ready for tomorrow?What if I’m not ready?Will I lose control?…count backwards one hundredninety nineninety eightninety seven… 12:17Did I make my car payment?What if I didn’t?Will it ruin my credit?…count backwardsone hundredninety nineninety eight… 2:47What did she mean by that?Am I wrong?Did she tell others?…count…back wardsone hundredninety nine……
If you can brave storms of “Solo? On this day?”
And deflect pity with chuckle, turning dismay into play.
Was it the words?
The themes?
The style?
No.
It had to be
The title.
Down the hole I crawl,Echoes of “Drink Me” and “Eat Me” callTo a domain where tastemakers reign,Truth a hostage in the hawkers’ game. Screens glow with Wonderland’s guise,Truths and lies meet earnest eyes.“Shrink waist,” “Build jawline,” they boldly claim,A mad tea party of deceit and shame. Through Cheshire’s broad, grim grin,Reality’s walls crumble thin, thin,…