earth

summer has heatstroke.
he’s wobbling towards winter.
but cold won’t save us.

the shark is wailing.
its baby drowned at its birth.
grief is not racist.

tandoori is hot.
it’s the oven of my life.
time for the climate.

the squirrel the mafia boss
my wife the sucker the mark.
payment is peanuts.

a swarm black flies
thick as dark gray thunder clouds.
loud as hell’s thunder.

summer simmering.
swimming pools, splashing water.
dogs’ barks, laughing kids.