Chicago is in heat

Chicago is in heat
am I ready?

ignored by man
for too long
she breathes heavy

her womb
my home
agitating

she yearns
a hand
to cleanse her

this cycle
a climax
might end her

I read her palm
I felt her pulse
I tore my greed
let green action breed

when Chicago is in heat
mother e.a.r.t.h. will bleed
–shawnzahedi.com