The earth’s become a jagged stone 
In the pit of my stomach 
“Any day now”
Rings out across the street 
Each night 

Sunrise frees worry 
From the alleys of my mind 
And its panicked shrieks 
Shoot bolts of lightning 
Through my limbs 

Nights are diamond mines 
I fill my pockets with its sonnets 
With slogans of revolt 
With bread crumbs 
Before the fall 

Deep breaths 
For any day now, 
The waterline will rise
In the brackish rain 
Gushing from sand and soil