The Piss and the Sweat of All of Those Who Came Before

The day is stillborn

unwieldy
and collapsing
beneath its own weight

the blue sky

just something else
made for other people

something else
we can't afford

and the bus seats smell
of the piss and sweat
of all of those
who came before

on a day when you
know you shouldn't drink
but do

what with the world
always demanding

we choose
between life
and death

when we're much more inclined
towards something
in-between.

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