Memories coalesce

rising off the pavement like steam.

The edges of my vision blur

hazy as the sky burns.

My body is a shadow

formless as the buildings blend together.

I wither

smaller than past nothings.

Decay beget by exhaustion.

Exhaustion beget by sleepless nights.

Sleepless nights beget by struggle.

Struggle beget by decay.

My body is a shadow

formless as memories burn into the hazy sky.