Poem and Photograph by Claire Wastell
Poem and Photograph by Claire Wastell
I am suffocated by the humid heat
The sounds of the street, of people, of life
That create a frantic symphony of noise
It seems I am becoming addicted to,
Enchanted and simultaneously repulsed
By the mess of it all
Yet you seem calm with this world of disruption
How can you breathe amongst it all?
I am lost in a city I can only describe as beautiful chaos
Ancient ruins such in the middle of a round about
Surrounded by foggy air and hungry bellies
Still I see you smile and sweep the disgust under the bed
Satisfied in a life where simply living is enough
I walk among this foreign land and only observe
What I am trying to understand
The sun burns and I am dizzy from the intensity
I will let this wash over me and enjoy the view.
