Fever Dream

Summer heat sinks into my skin the lights crawling through pavement Gasping for breath under glaring heaven relief found in numbing ice

Dark alleys wafting with smoke chokes my throat and grips my mind Safety found in the tinkling chimes disappointment found in soiled cups

Where are the thrills of the stage when I’m trying to forget my fatigue How can they dance like it’s a need happiness found within themselves

Silence rings after the crowds wasting away while waiting for fall Taking a break away from those halls peace found immersed in cubes

Pleasurable displeasure guilty of thought quiet struggles back and forth sanity slipping while questioning worth hollowness found in the stillness