Working in the Smoke
Brick, grit smeared towers,
crank-out smears for heavy smokers.
Under every stacked chimney
goblins belch, coughing up,
cancer into a riddled sky.
Workers wade through
ankle pulling tar,
grab at the soothing puffs,
as a smoldering sky glows
red
in every clouded yellow eye.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2024
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