heat advisory
the basketball courts are empty
and the dogs look dead on their leashes
even the chinese women
won’t dance in a line
in the trees the birds are still as stones
only the crazies come alive in this
screaming and slobbering on the melting streets
we walk around like sweating fools
refusing to admit what we’ve done
us
the government
the corporations
especially the corporations
no, we fry like eggs in a skillet
on the boiling asphalt
praying for an early fall
while CEOs and celebrities
suck freon in private jets
flying from one private villa to another
where the drinks sit waiting
cool and iced
and the pool’s the perfect temperature
all of the time.
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