Submerged and sluggish 

Stumbling through summer rain

Drowning sinking lost

This deep ocean rift

Standing firm between us all

Tearing us apart 

Mid summer rain falls

Skin drenched and eyelashes drip

Thunder breaks my heart 

I feel the blood rush

A light head and dizzy toes

I’ll never forget 

The cool evening breeze

Running fingers through my hair

A snatched memory

I have escaped from

This eternal November

Sunflower seeds sprout

The clear morning air

Watching birds swoop and bees buzz

Awake soul awake

Sleepy eyelids droop

Like flowers gently wilting

Another day ends 

So many questions

Bouncing around in my head

I’m unravelling 

Through the marble run

Ear drums rattle a tattoo 

A piercing war cry