WATERMARK

                  France recorded 5,700 more deaths than 
                  usual during its historic June heat wave. 
                                                   The Associated Press

I sit on my bed in the cool 
of the morning, putting 
ink on paper. 

My black & white cat cries 
at the window. We both 
hope this cool 

lasts through the day. 
Day after night after day 
deadly heat.

We suffer our own 
detritus. It beads up 
on our skin. 

Wet bulb. Now we know.