August, at the beginning, is not there

blue water fire fallout
fresh kill foundophobes

follow the trail to
follow the trail

to finally, too foul
to finally,

finality.
fin.

to cap it all off

oil in the gulf, in the surf
in your dreams
turned black.

the blowout in deep water
the blowback on dry land

the extreme
emergency:
spill, baby, spill