Distress Signals

Yesterday
I was so wrapped up
In wonder
Studying the sound
Of rain
Slithering through leaves

Clouds capable of
Attracting
Holding my attention
With one grinning skull
After another

Like looks
From the man
Salvaging smokes
From ashtrays
Desperate
To understand the

Desperation

But somewhere
Between
A comfortable job
An endless bottle
Of rum
And the lasso
Of a rodeo queen
I slipped into
A cozy nightmare
Folded
Between the daydream