prana ferox

i went down to the basement

to check up on the sour mash

i looked down to the nonreactive ceramic tub

it was bubbling

i had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down

i saw the dust devils swarming around

incoming sunbeams cut them apart

and i watched a shadow pass across my heart

you were upstairs in the kitchen

with your head against the sink

trying to cool down

trying to cool down

i know you don't believe me but i could hear you breathing

i looked into the tub and there the mixture was seething

with new life

new life all around

i had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down

you were upstairs in the kitchen

with your head against the sink

trying to cool down

trying to cool down