the belly of hell
yesterday’s clothes
wet with sweat
hang limp a locker
today’s clothes
come off
lie on a vacant bench
socks on cold concrete
yesterday’s clothes
again, now slowly
clammy thermal underwear
jeans then flame-retardant
pants
thermal shirt, long sleeve
shirt
flame retardant coat
helmet under arm
rubber boots slide on
squeak across tile floor
already sweating
locker room door opens
door to the shop floor
opens
constant thunder
storms of graphite
climb in cracks
irritate any exposed skin
this is the forecast
the weather of a ten-hour
night
the belly of hell awaits
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