oppressive...
followed by... and then...
oppressive
swelter
a nation's
cookery
the common
folk
baked
staked
set out
to dry
into jerky
sinew
of leather
necks
wet backs
renegade
rednecks
rover
in manual
labors
stay away
from spf
cancer causing
petroleum products
go figure
dangerous
for the newborns
toddlers
weak
and frail
elderly
exposure period
lethal
locked in cars
metal drums
nefariously
fucking hot
for five thirty
commercial kitchen
hot
never cools
pots
and kettles
always
on the boil
a garden
hose
and a whiskey
a hillbilly hilton
as the sweat
drips profusely
along
every crack
bikini girls
nearly naked
whole tribes
ritual
as rivers flow
times in changes
centuries
fly bye bye
birdies shelter
cats lay dusty
as dogs
in shaded dirt
all metal
scorching flameless
honey
pours
as water
sloppy sex
poolside
simply
ride the wave
of this man made
or natural
hard pressed
to say
my tinfoil
sombrero
a jiffy popper
in this oppressive
swelter
*********************
and then
there is
the quiet
cool jewel
of the morning
not a leaf
in flutter
not yet
the chirp
from the winged
community
felines
started
their grazing
canines bladders
emptied
a lull
before bowls
filled
and swallowed
as these
young-ins do
java
the main
addiction
fills
the cup
as it is said
at sea
the glisten
barely crawling
mast
to yardarm
the devil's heat
of the day's
passing
for now
the lull
in sweat
flies
and a welcome
breeze
the head
is clear
responsible
reasonably so
radiant
in the synapse
of brain fire
creative sparks
that set afire
the joys
the wonder
the astounding
understanding
every fucking thing
we are told
mostly lies
fabrications
propaganda
in that knowing
a settling truth
to simply
follow
what is given
a warning
an awareness
a point
of reference
to view
the circus
on parade
day
after day
to bring forth
what matters
most
the facts
little
has effect
to follow
the heart
the instinct
avoid
the fear
the untruths
inverted tales
of woe
and mayhem
the redundancy
major majority
are but good
honest people
gathered only
for the sake
of the quiet
cool jewel
no animosity
no hatred
no dog
in the fight
ever
so just be aware
it is in such
chaos
that only
a very small
wealthy element
perverting all
in the wake
of constant
insanity
disruption
breaking
the smooth glass
in the waters
we all share
now and then