an eruption
the sky ignites
a deep thrombosis
rupturing pink
to stain the city
sleeping fitfully
in the throes of
another nightmare
brought on by
artificial sweetners
slipped into the
water towers across
the crumbling nation

i cannot tell
where the daydream
ends and the day
itself begins
lost in this haze
of sudden wonder
so unexpected
it seems to erase
the heavy malaise
which once colored
the day in dour
shades of gray