anxiety
exacerbated by
an unset alarm
the swirl of
coffee on an
already acidic
stomach as
the sun rises
leaving me
beset by this
plague of fire
dipping clouds
in solvent as
i seek silver
linings to combat
this habitual
misery drawn in
capsaicin along
undulating innards
as sparrows scream
of an onset of
warmer weather
approaching