Reminder
Like a demon’s ugly fingers
the heat snatched at me
it’s vile smoke trying to choke
the glass in the car
creaked and groaned
like a desperate lover
animals and men flee
as the greedy bastard
gorged itself on dry plants
and they screamed reminders
that men were the cause
but never in charge
I was just at work today
short but full one could say
7:30 to just after 5
just a bee in the hive
2 investigations of the past
wanting a bit more of this day to last
feeling trapped by all the paper
deadlines close and begin to taper
numbers and report full of sorrow
never mind, there’ll be more tomorrow
Anthracite 