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Monday, May 28, 2012

Monday Poem: The Heat Oppresses Us

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The Heat Oppresses Us

The heat oppresses us
pulling us down

towards the least
that can be done.

Each movement
takes its toll

on movement
in this airless world.

Where even breathing
becomes a chore

and time drips like sweat
down the melting clock face

and sticks us
tight against these sheets,

as we watch the window
waiting for the curtains

to indicate a breeze
has come to rescue us.

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