Walking.
Rain steams-
off
my
body.
Empty
beaches,
Bottles
strewn.
Closed
doors.
Silent
streets.
Droplets,
magnifying-
Human
debris.
Sky
fire
blinds.
Hides.
Distorts.
Passing
others-
huddled,
hidden.
Always
struggling,
grasping,
for
life.
Walking,
seeing-
Venice Beach