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Unhappy endings [219]

Unhappy endings

Two months to relax, dreaming of bitches
and beaches, and each tomorrow —
you in your bikini —
drowning my sorrow.

But... there was thick smoke
choking the valley's lungs,
a slab of bacon burning,
tar coating your tongue.

I... I tried to breathe
under the blast of a/c,
sitting by the window,
the air-purifier blowing at me.

Time seems so precious
when green turns to rust
when endings loom nigh,
you coughing up blood — and dust.

I look forward to Tuesday,
repacking my books, my paper, my pens,
headed back to high-school,
relearning how to breathe again.

© Copyright 2021 Kåre Enga [178.219] (29.agosto.2021)

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