Today the Sun Didn't Rise

Today the sun didn’t rise

 

Today the sun didn’t rise

Today my eyes burned from acrid sulphur smoke

Today milk turned sour in my mouth

Today a Kodo drummer pounded right on my ears

Today everyone spoke gibberish

Today no matter how fast I go, I never get there

Today the toilet ran over onto my feet

Today I crazy itched where I could not scratch

Today is a day in hell

But not really

Because I can still feel

Today I am alive.

There is still hope.

 

-Jerry Wendt 2013

Jan Bosman sent me a poem the style of which she was enamoured with. The theme was "Today.".  Several of us decided to write a similar poem in that style and then compare them.  This was my effort- JPW