damn it was hot

damn it was hot

it was so hot

in Puerto Rico

that i sat on the side

of the highway

just to feel the breeze of the cars

as they zoomed on by

Dogs and Iguanas

were migrating to center lane

on their knees

seeking release

from their ongoing miseries

it did rain

and i did curse it

as the hot droplets

left 2^nd degree burns

all over my skin

the first day

i lost 10 pounds

and i was ecstatic

to accomplish in one day

what i have been trying to do

for a year

i was swimming in my own sweat

by the end of the 1^st week

i felt like i was on a

Crack Diet

i was emaciated

we went for Ice Cream

and we drank our fill

it was almost cold too

i thought i was catching a cold

and i asked

“how could this be”

there were no chills to be found

unless i climbed

into the freezer

for even the refrigerator

was sweating profusely

i sneezed

and a cloud of dust

choked off what air

i thought i had

we went to the beach

and the water was hotter

than the sand

we were hungry

so we poached some eggs

and made a salad

with wilted greens

stewed tomatoes

and congealed dressings

that was most difficult to ingest

the children had sense

they did not go outside to play

during the day

they just peeked out the windows

and vicariously found their joy

watching us vacationing fools

during the nights

a coolness came about

and we did not sweat too much

however we knew that

we would have to

mop up the puddles

in the morning

the showers were never cold

they were like pool water

and i got the feeling

that God was pissing on me

i got dark intermittently

but the Sun bleached

what color i came with

and the promise of more away

daily !!!!

no one had swimming pools

and i wondered why

until it became clear . . .

what fool would bother digging

such a hole

only to go swimming

but to boil

now i know the suffering of Lobsters

and Crab and Shrimp and such

for the heat

the humidity

was much more

than what i choose to bear

i too felt like i was encased in a shell

we bought fans

the first night

and the next week too

for 1 fan

would not do

so i put one in the ceiling

cause i was feeling

some kind of way

but all the fan did

was stir the fukkn heat

damn it was hot

and Puerto Rico

i want you to know

i will not forget you . . . ever

thanxx for the memories

damn it was hot

but it was beautiful . . .

(c) 22 October 2013 : william s. peters, sr.