THE SWEAT ROLLS DOWN




The sweat rolls down like bills unpaid 

A stream flows down my spine with flair

My garments stick like clingy love

Behold! My sodden underwear! 


The fan spins fast, and yet I melt

The sweat rolls down like bills unpaid 

The Western world shrugs "autumn's here"

La Nina's promise? Overplayed!


The bedsheet sighs beneath my back

My pillow leaks a sordid tale 

The sweat rolls down like bills unpaid 

And leaves behind a moisture trail


My deo’s gone, it tapped out fast

Its musky charm was lost in shade

That fan's not spinning fast enough

The sweat rolls down like bills unpaid!


This poem in the Quatern form was written for the dVerse MTB: 16: 4: 8: in the Grass

A Quatern is a French verse form, possibly from the Middle Ages. It is a 16-line poem made of four stanzas, where one special line keeps repeating in a different spot in each stanza.

1 comment:

  1. Well done. Such vivid images, including the picture. Looks like the AC needs bumped up a few degrees! :>)

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