i heard water rationing is around the corner

Is there such a thing as a tongue twister poem? No?

photo by dsnake1





i heard water rationing is around the corner


dry
dried

     a
     coke can
     crushed

     by

     the kerb
     side

     tires
     burning
     churning up

     dust
     dust
     dirt

       rust

     a cigarette
             butt

     flicked
     carelessly
     nonchalantly

     arcs
     tumbles
     thuds

     sparks

     on ashphalt
     &
     asphyxiated
     weeds

     pleads pleads       please

itching to start a bush war

all the while the sun unflinchingly
                                  unfriendly


10/10/15
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at one time we had our tongues hanging out, and there was also the small matter of the haze from indonesia to contend with...

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“I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?”

― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.


Shared on Poetry Pantry #292 at Poets United.

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2016