Never Pleasing Weather
Well, today it’s hotter than hell.
I hope I can make it through this spell.
Oh what fun to be on a beach.
Cool water within my reach.
But, the sand would burn my feet.
“Nothing works,” I cry in defeat.
I will lay here with a cold beer.
Sorry darling, you can’t be near.
It is too damned hot to fool around.
Today is hot enough to kill a clown.
Slowly, the day drags by.
As the boiling sun creeps across the sky.
I could fry eggs on the sidewalk.
But, it’s too hot to even walk.
I feel as if my tongue will swell.
I’m melting away. Anyone can tell.
I am wet everywhere.
Sweaty feet to dripping hair.
More beer, I must stay hydrated.
Without it I become dehydrated.
Have you ever suffered through heat like this?
It is so hot there is no need to piss.
Being inside doesn’t help at all.
It is stifling. I can’t even crawl.
I’ll fill the tub with water and soak in it.
Maybe that will cool me a little bit.
I feel like cutting carrots and onions.
Adding them to the tub. The fun begins.
Aahhh!!, what am I thinking?
I’ll just lie here and keep on reeking.
Then, I turned on the TV and got the news.
They said the stores were running out of booze.
Worst news I’ve never heard.
Till they told me what will occur.
Another 5 days of this retched heat.
I should die and admit defeat.
But, no. I will tough it out.
Then, in 6 days I will shout.
“I’m alive!!, but now it’s cold, no doubt.”
—————————————-R.W. Johnson—–(2018)