and the moment has arrived
in which the need for sleep
is undeniable,
but still i resist because
the morning alarm will come too soon
and all of this
will start all over again,
and before i know it,
i’ll be right back here
sitting on the couch,
watching tv,
feeling my eye lids grow in mass
as they irresistibly work their way down;
but if i give in,
will the cycle ever end?
Stuck in a still framed
Photograph never changing
Realizing with uncanny disbelief
At how long it takes
To renew my license
At the &#$%ing DMV!
today is the day of
unnerving
inescapable
and totally necessary sadness
and today is the day
where the rain comes
and goes
and the sadness slides down
your throat like wet cement
and you wait for a long time
for it to harden in your
stomach
you are
off to see some place you sold
all of your belongings to go
without a hint as to
what your getting into
today is the day that you
wait at the train station,
whistles blowing,
none of them yours,
trains plowing through,
none of them yours,
sitting on a bench waiting
for the cement to harden
in your stomach,
whistles blow,
is that your train?
today is the day where you
don’t know if your train will
come
tomorrow is the day that you
realize you weren’t ready
to get on.
Double barreled shotgun eyes
Penetrate my chest like looseleaf paper
My back is soaked
My extremities chilled
There’s blood on the wall behind me
And it must be so depressing
to lose because it’s everybody’s fault
While you could have fixed everything
with your silver tongue, if not for your
broken jaw
