tumultuous air surrounds
maneuvering as in the density of sputtering exhaust
regurgitating the toxic byproduct
spawned in the sights of compunction
and self-declared vindication
it shallows my breath
vitiating any sense of an ameliorated me
raw sting of inflammation’s cushion urges me out the door
taking the shape of this vapid day
smiles and quips when necessary
issued to fill the shoes of the usual occupant
concealing the attenuate veneer of my sugar coat
recently cracked by the hands which helped it
solidify
emitting the ethers of this noxious paradox
attempts to access the depleted stores of grace and
composure
as to avoid the shatter
