There is poison in the air tonight
There is sand that feels quick
And it’s falling like rain
A new dust that covers me
Not yellow, but toxic
There is poison in the air with the sweet scent of rain
There is the purest breath I have ever taken
From cars that don’t drive and
Pills that aren’t swallowed
And salty skin that is covered in dew
I am one day away from my hibernating body
Jogging on empty streets
Music screaming at me
Trying to pace my breathing
For fear of inhaling
There is poison in the air
There is poison
on city streets
On handles
On footsteps
On lips and on tongues
There is poison in the air
There are cats and dogs raining
There is the fresh bloom of spring
There are clear waters
With dolphins
Where there had never been
My earth finds its healing
In my lonely slow kill
And it’s torment
That it owed me
That it needed
Poison in the air