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 ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~