Sunday, July 20, 2025

flaming out

propane ran out last night

right before my shower 

ten days before moving


should be 103 degrees 

fahrenheit, 39 plus c

that day I’ll be glad

rising too soon

getting it done


one of the kitchen bulbs

the weird, long kind

is flickering, flaming out

I’m not sure where to buy a new one


sponge bath wasn’t bad

I let the water boil

the clothe was scalding

pores opening I could breathe


I don’t breathe these days

I walk I sit with time

heart ker-thump-ing loud


Birdie loves my singing

“…momma loves her babe…”


“you slip out of your depth and out of your mind…” Thin Ice, Pink Floyd