Me

Teetering on the Edge
of Hope and Desperation

Calor, dolor, rubor
fire and fluid
a refuge for bugs
a brackish breeding
termite tank
where greedy foragers
feed on toxins.
Calor, dolor, rubor
a ruthless purge
not a battle;
the haven turns
inside out,
slaps its rods
against a wall,
expelling drifts
of vile venom.
Calor, dolor, rubor