here there is a layer of dust
beneath the air
it settles into our nostrils
under our fingernails
into the creases of our foreheads
boys kick it up with soccer *****
girls carry it beneath their *******
houses hold it with their roofs
the trees are at one with it
the sun is hazy
it is difficult to sing
but we try
Sep 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019 at 5:30 PM UTC
here there is a layer of dust
beneath the air
it settles into our nostrils
under our fingernails
into the creases of our foreheads
boys kick it up with soccer *****
girls carry it beneath their *******
houses hold it with their roofs
the trees are at one with it
the sun is hazy
it is difficult to sing
but we try