Blue mottled with black,
thick clouds clot above concrete—
right eye swollen shut.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Blue mottled with black,
thick clouds clot above concrete—
right eye swollen shut.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Junkie ghouls linger
near the Kmart sepulchre—
new necropolis.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Near the toppled chair
half empty bottles and cans;
coffin flies gather.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Mosquitoes buzz near
sticky red strawberry hands—
swift sting of sweetness.
©Nancy Botta, 2019
Bulldozed skyscraper—
hard hats and fat grey pigeons
linger in the sun.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Evening thunderstorm
floods an empty alleyway—
she drinks his stale tea.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Broken umbrella
sprouts from a metal trash bin;
drowning azaleas.
© Nancy Botta, 2019