jeremaid
 
he sweeps the puddles

and curses rain
he cannot
must not
wait until it stops
he paces among drops
they push him as he sweeps
he knows the inner panic
of a task incomplete
his gods drive him
feats of exhaustion and despair
he will work with death’s force
to escape the end
  Copyright © Rose Lobel, 2010
All rights Reserved

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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