Slush
By Amparo R. Humphrey
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ Slushsshshsh . . . ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Slushshshhshh . . . ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~Slush rushing slush . . . ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ slimy, slippery . . . ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~blood stained slush . . . ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
~~~~~~ ~~~~down the gutter going ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~
~~~~~ without pause, but . . . WHY, HEAVENS, WHY!? ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~A black fist emerges
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ from the bottom up~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~not begging, not pleading ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ determined to stand. ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ To stop slush from going~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~down the drain at once~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
~~~ ~~~ but raise to the surface ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~
~~~ like all human kind ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~