Questions curdle Each disdainful day A glowering cloud The threat of rain Pounding footsteps Troughs of anguish Wavering moments Images of altercations The pleasure of detesting Chocolate cake Flavoured with money Resentful ripples Washed up on rocks Drowning sounds Solemn and deep Slowly sinking Disconcerted water birds Shimmering reflections Echoes in the darkness Displaced by contradictions Clanging, banging Bouncing ***** Dissolving memories Misplaced optimism.