White Clouds of Elation
Michael Marrotti is an author from Pittsburgh, using words instead of violence to mitigate the suffering of life in a callous world of redundancy. His primary goal is to help other people. He considers poetry to be a form of philanthropy. When he’s not writing, he’s volunteering at the Light Of Life homeless shelter on a weekly basis. If you appreciate the man’s work, please check out his his book, F.D.A. Approved Poetry, available on Amazon.
White Clouds of Elation
Sneezing
out oxy
first thing
in the
morning
Walking
through a
white cloud
of elation
Climbing
the stairs
avoiding
the steps
Only a
follower
would
submit
to a
program
I’m making
progress
one day at
a time
All my faith
is consolidated
into a single
phone call
I often wonder
how the other
side lives
Able to accept
all the things
that drive
people to
madness
This renegade
is still free
to walk these
streets of
disease
without the
threat of
infection
This straw
is my sword
This bottle
my shield
Together we’ll
fight off the
contamination
of societal
madness
by 
by
Our sphere