SUMMER HEAT

In the Summer heat
of a Summer's night
evening lays moist
on the dark, dry earth
cicada's song rings
cutting black
piercing the night
bright lights stay hidden
behind silhouetted trees
wooden planks
concrete slabs
a baby's cry
interrupts the silence
in the sweltry evening
in the Summer's heat
a mother's touch
comforts a hungry child
in the Summer night
of a ghetto street

DARK PLACE

there is a dark place
far within
A secret hide-away
where dreams are made
stored in damp corners
light cracks through
breaks in
lonesome cries haunt
as before
silent screams fragment
into the black abyss