Monday, July 06, 2020

reckoning has no middle road


even with all the checkpoints
and pattern recognition video gadgetry
heat rises from the earth
like an ocean swell
     entropy has become a social term

there's a new wildfire just beyond
     the beyond
the gas stations are shutting down
in time for the opening of the stock market
i'm leaving out all the proper nouns and trademarks
     apply them as you wish

the ground is smoldering in depleted fireworks
it will end suddenly
     as it began

--- e b bortz

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