an infusion
of golden light
with hints of
sheer oppression
a condemnation
in greenhouse gas
refracting heat
into a culmination
of human folly

this latest cycle
a wax mannequin
emotionless in a
fit of oversaturation
slowly melting under
the sun’s fury
i find astrology
to be utter nonsense
until a single star
causes abject misery
and i can’t help but
wonder if perhaps
mercury needs gatorade
in this abysmal heat