We are experiencing a heatwave in New York City. How hot is it? It's :
Hotter than……..
A fresh lie
A new truth
A Black Panther FBI file in the 60’s
An overrated rapper
Willie the Wino’s breath
A reciprocated lustful gaze
Grandma’s kitchen in August when she insists on frying that fish.
A prison cell in the Congo
A crack head’s television set
Benyonce’s thong
A hidden s.t.d
The movie “Do The Right Thing” in a movie theatre without air conditioning in July
A Rasta’s scalp
Misplaced pride
An idea ahead of conventional wisdom
Daniel Carlton’s thoughts
by Daniel Carlton
3 comments:
I love the analogies! This poem truly does fit the bill for the sweltering weather that we're enduring today.
This is AWESOME!!! Nailed it...!!
I love the specificity, how you weave together personal experiences, history, human nature, pain and pleasure. It also accurately describes how hot it really was :) Excellent poem!
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