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Open Air Drowning

A poem about the future

By Silver DauxPublished 2 months ago 1 min read
Open Air Drowning
Photo by Van Mendoza on Unsplash

It makes sense to a head held underwater.

The blues mingle in the skyline and bleed

Across the rain-slick asphalt, pooling there.

Cerulean light puddles near the road marks,

Painting pictures of obedience where there

Is nothing but rebellions and nightmares.

.

Look at the bodies shoved under the cars,

Old polaroids of a city snuffing its greatness.

The roads are derelict under the blue water

Headlights turned on but going nowhere.

We all like to sit in our cars to avoid the ticket.

Gas is too expensive to think about the ride.

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The finger flicks and flicks until blue overflows

Its rectangular bounds and bleeds across

The thinly carpeted ceiling of a cabin made to

Mimic the sensuality of being enveloped,

Swallowed by something strong and malicious.

And the night drags on as we drown in open air.

AN: Turns out I was missing the little dots I've done between stanzas. It feels empty now! The editor is finally here and now I'm attached to the old format. Eesh!

Free VerseStream of Consciousnesssurreal poetry

About the Creator

Silver Daux

Writer of the dark! Think of it like flipping rocks, the weird little stories underneath are my jam and jelly. Jam and butter? Just jam. Absolutely no use of AI in any of my works :)

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    Written by Silver Daux