Everyday Canvas

July Fun

Prompt: Use these random words in your entry today: volatile, desperation. jump, arena, personal, twist, and July.

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"From the Frying Pan into the Fire"

In the sweltering *arena
of my everyday life and
on this *July day with heat
so *volatile, I aim
--in *desperation--
to cope, while
I hope for something
cool and fun, and I *jump
with a *personal *twist
into the pool
almost boiling hot
under the sun.