Foreboding

          by William Vollrath

	A clenched fist
	to the solar plexus
	and on through
	to something
	on the other side
	karma approaching
	open-mouthed
	drooling
	festering unease
	aching uncertainty
	newly infected skin
	beyond the self
	painful anticipation
	imminent cleansing
	cathartic resolution
	for all us fearful creatures
	now crippled
	by the infernal
	waiting
	waiting
	waiting…