Black Pepper Lemon Lavender

Black Pepper Lemon Lavender 

trudging through hefty fog  
hurdles growing taller
the track feels wide
infinite and haunted
earthquake without rhythm  
breathing comes harder
thinner creaky hollow  
a brutal footrace 
panic ain’t the move 
flailing makes it worse
an architect drew this hole 
a worm made the curse 

Catherine Wheel

Demeter