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The sponge sky soaked up the distant sea.
We dozed in the long heat,
Dreaming in tangerine.

A farmer's life wilted with his crop.
We counted calories
And cried over spilt milk.

The sly cracks of a drought scored long miles.
Our soft skin was scolded
By angry bath water.

A bird lay glued to the blackened rocks.
And we sat in a jam
On the M25.

Wide-eyed ten-year-old soldiers played war.
The twinkle of diamonds
Played in our glossy eyes.

Their lonely village devastated.
We looked out the window
And moaned about the rain.