song and a poem from the early morning

Wake up to hear hollering

He won't find me here

hair loose

arms pulled back

I am hidden here

breath hung tight

like a wire

When the long road cracks

earth gone dry

water don't move

fingers left cold

and I don't even shiver

spine don't remember how to bend over

backwards

throat don't recall how to

salivate

mind don't care enough to

ruminate

I can't have this patience for a second

longer

however

stuck in my mind is

That frightening man

yes you,

I am starting to see him when I

close my eyes

sweating red face

like a tomato cooking

cheating hands pulling

cards from under the table

that mighty hand

making it's way over

lying to make ends meet

lying so he don't have to

say much

How will I sleep now,

these disturbing images locked in my head

how could I ever possibly shut my eyes now?

and now for a completely unrelated song : Wake up to hear Hollering