Day 4: Body's Decay

when thinking about disaster

and the bodies left behind

or the ones choosing to stay

the ones 

who the earth was made for

who wait to see earth end

and waters triumph

when speaking of disaster 

as a child might

as you watch the water rise

when speaking of such

remember

paralysis

of any form is rarely a choice

when speaking of disaster

and the bodies 

screaming from roof tops

cursing god

and looking for a new savior

when speaking of those

not burnt by suns glare

skin as thick as molasses  

remember the way 

their bodies were chained to place

and movement is only meant for the privileged

relief

don't come easy to ocean choked concrete

when speaking of disaster

think of a bodyʻs atrophy

mutations in the muscle

making movement impossible

think of the ones who couldn't get away

whether they tried

or who believe in staying til earths end

and not running 

coward like

to dry land

when speaking of disaster

of katrina

Sandy

and indonesia

think of the body

remember its decay

not unlike its city