i may melt

they say the hottest month is august yet still just

may 30 and the temperatures rise to intolerable

i despise air conditioning thinking what those clorafloracarbons

are doing to the ozone after choosing

yes i chose

two years aboard in subtropical conditions living out of suitcases traveling like

vagabonds

bliss

i find myself here and wonder at what the world is asking of us

humans

who stand here in molten skies with burned feet on asphalt

looking for a reprieve