Into a flaming shit show
That’s all about her
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The one thing that she
Complained about more than me
Was how much it cost
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1003
It’s been since COVID
That she stopped taking showers
Uses wipes instead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1004
She’s the new best friend
With absolutely no clue
Why the others left
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1005
I hope she stops soon
This shit talk and harassment
Has gotten tiresome
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1006
My Muse needs to rest
This last drama was too much
She needs to reboot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1007
It takes an effort
People can’t hide forever
Who they really are
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1008
Pieces of my life
Suddenly fell together
When my eyes opened
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1009
I allow nothing
To come me and my
Precious peace of mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1010
An unlikely pair
Glam girl and a sloppy bum
Can he afford her
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1011
Is all that I am
Just particulate matter
Clinging to raindrops
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1012
I’m dressed cowgirl style
A Spanish lady exclaimed
To me ¡que guapa!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1013
Green lights all the way
Traveling unimpeded
On straight and smooth roads
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1014
Spring is almost here
My heart sings with longer days
Darkness gets banished
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1015
My hoodie pouch stuffed
Giving me the bloated paunch
Of an old white man
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1016
The sun cannot rise
Until it is awakened
By morning bird songs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1017
The rooster’s asleep
And neglecting his duty
To wake up the sun
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1018
The weekend’s over
It’s back to humanity
At its ugliest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1019
People I deal with
Are either very stupid
Or being ugly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1020
Each day I keep safe
Darwin Award candidates
From their stupid selves
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1021
Zombies are sleeping
Limp bodies frozen in time
On the train platform
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1022
Spring is almost here
Mexican primroses bloom
Along the sidewalks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1023
Getting the stink eye
From a glowering hermit
As he fouls his nest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1024
It’s made from the piss
Of diabetic weasels
Bud Light is nasty
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1025
If it is not good
Still write it down anyway
To stay in the flow
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1026
My Muse has a name
She whispered it in my mind
Somehow it suits her
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1027
Not just a windbag
She’s much more refined than that
While keeping it real
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1028
Come Election Day
I hope sanity prevails
Let there be reason
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1029
It’s disheartening
To see an incompetent
Elected to run
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1030
Monsters in our midst
And other scary humans
Mingle among us
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1031
Those who see the truth
Get their names sullied and smeared
And discredited
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1032
Nothing in the bank
Yet she has on her fingers
Quite the nice fortune
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1033
She wants attention
So I’ll give her a chapter
In my tell-all book
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1034
The lights are so bright
At the soccer stadium
They whitewash the sky
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1035
I’m away from home
For more than sixty-five hours
During the workweek
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1036
I wake up early
My mind is racing nonstop
Feeling overwhelmed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1037
Yo-yo weather
A string of hot days followed
By a string of cold
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1038
I could not resist
ADHD impulse buy
An eBay bargain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1041
Daylight Savings Time
Made it very hard for me
To get enough sleep
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1042
He gave me the code
So I could let myself in
New level unlocked
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1043
She communicates
With ETs and aliens
They talk in her head
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1044
Wherever I am
Once it’s time to leave I will
Without looking back
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1045
He was very young
When he sucked his uncle’s dick
Cuz he was told to
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1046
He thought it was love
Didn’t know it was abuse
Or that he was raped
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1047
His uncle taught him
That there’s more to a penis
Than just making pee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1048
He slipped his fingers
Inside her tiny panties
She was only five
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1049
He tried to blame her
Said she was leading him on
But she’s only five
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1050
He cannot accept
That he’s a twisted pervert
Children serve his needs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1051
She is what she is
Incestuous pedophile
Preying on her son
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1052
Musette’s on a roll
Dictating to me haiku
About pedophiles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1053
Nothing is taboo
From killing tiny kittens
To fucking schoolboys
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1054
She is a hoarder
Who cannot even throw out
Her shit-filled diapers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1055
When I tell others
Of my sister’s craziness
They all are speechless
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1056
Hope she looks at him
With a dispassionate eye
Then she’ll remember
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1057
Never felt better
Ever since I decided
To go no contact
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1058
It’s the harshest truth
Everything I cherished
Was based on a lie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1059
Smear campaigns starting
If she cannot control me
Lies are the next choice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1060
The platform sitters
There’s nowhere they need to be
They just ride all day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1061
That’s absolutism
It’s either all or nothing
With no room to breathe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1062
Yellow kimonos
Lying on the garden bench
I woke up too soon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1063
Elusive meanings
Dreams of yellow kimonos
I could not try on
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1064
I do not reward
Any unsafe behavior
With a free train ride
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1065
Baby left the nest
Helicopter mom and dad
Hover close nearby
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1066
No hope for humans
Collective stupidity
Will get us all killed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1067
Showed me her tattoo
A little bit of whimsy
Mushrooms on her leg
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1068
Our connection morphed
An emotional affair
His wife does not know
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1069
Dreams had fallen flat
Ambition gone up in smoke
Nothing left to lose
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1070
Some of them just sit
Doing their best to kill time
Bothering no one
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1071
I talk in haiku
With each measured syllable
I communicate
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1072
The package arrived
A faint whiff of cigar smoke
Clung to the contents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1073
If he were cut loose
And all entanglements gone
I’d surely say yes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1074
I know that he sees
My encoded messages
And my secret thoughts
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1075
It’s ok to dream
And for now I’m content
To be with my dogs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1076
I may hate my job
But I love my peace of mind
It’s worth ev’rything
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1077
Eagerly waiting
For my Asian tea shipment
I can taste it now
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1078
Eagerly I wait
For his email to arrive
We share a soul bond
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1079
Those three loaded words
Someday I will be able
To say l love you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1080
He cares for his wife
He will not abandon her
So we’ll have to wait
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1081
We share a deep bond
That burrows into our core
Spanning across time
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1082
The time is not yet
We enjoy the sweet tension
That comes with waiting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1083
Lone black dog trotting
Another lost throwaway
Looking for a home
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1084
My heart always breaks
When I see a homeless dog
It’s not the dog’s fault
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1085
A homeless couple
Had a cute little puppy
And now it is gone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1086
While she slept soundly
He strangled her lil puppy
Threw it in the ditch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1087
He is a weak man
Jealous of the attention
She gave her puppy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1088
First it was her dog
And what she does not know yet
Is she will be next
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1089
In my dream last night
The lil puppy had returned
And had grown bigger
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1090
I need to be careful
My iPhone can get cluttered
With the growing tabs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1091
It can get intense
Limerence is a wild ride
With an abrupt stop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1092
I’m still sputtering
Over having to brake hard
And grinding my gears
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1093
Need to cool my jets
Take the throttle down a notch
And let things idle
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1094
Flew so very high
I burned up re-entering
The earth’s atmosphere
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1095
It’s been a wild ride
Unexpected twists and turns
Smoother roads ahead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1096
There is no static
There’s only intensity
That’s unrelenting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1097
Real time responses
Evolving and mutating
Churning deep waters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1098
Hidden dog whistles
Like buried treasure await
To be discovered
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1099
I’d rather stay home
To comfort my frightened dog
Who’s scared of thunder
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1100
Picking through the trash
With not a cent to their name
They hope to find luck
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1101
A nearly full moon
Reflecting in a puddle
That the dogs run through
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1102
Lunar reflections
Puddles in concentric rings
Broken up moonglade
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1103
Well before sunrise
Do some night photography
And write poetry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1104
Escaping a cult
That does human sacrifice
Weird strange dream last night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1105
Even through the clouds
The full moon’s light shines brightly
Illumination
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1106
Forgotten verses
Spending the dark night outside
Cold and neglected
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1107
Trying to stay warm
With a soaking wet blanket
In January
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1108
Trash in nice gift wrap
Mofo in a G-Wagon
Flexes and namedrops
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1109
Cheap choking perfume
The stench of entitlement
Corrodes all respect
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1110
He fell in the trap
Sprung by some entitled scum
A guy lost his job
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1111
A revolving door
Another one bites the dust
Four more workers gone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1112
When each new day comes
I never know if that day
Will be my last day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1113
An obscured skyline
Brown smog over the city
Filtering sunlight
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1114
It’s Opening Day
Baseball madness has begun
I just don’t get it
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1115
People will people
Allowing their ugliness
To take over them
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1116
Forked tongue Antichrist
Hawking his tainted Bibles
To the gullible
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1117
It’s not God who speaks
When they say God hates all fags
It’s projected hate
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1118
God is on their lips
Hate dwells in their stony hearts
Hate is love to them
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1119
Such a naughty dog
She heard other dogs barking
Ran across the street
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1120
Deep in the forest
The trail has gotten quite dark
I can’t see my feet
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1121
Two trucks had arrived
My trail hike got cut too short
I did not feel safe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1122
In a foreign land
Hot cross buns bring him back home
Across the vast pond
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1123
The small things matter
Like a tiny taste of home
In a hostile land
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1124
When she is silent
I fear my Muse has left me
But she is still here
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1125
With a less rich life
I’d have a much cleaner home
And a sterile soul
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1126
It’s sweet spot weather
Where I need neither heat nor
Air conditioning
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1127
My brain is too full
It is at capacity
There is no more room
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1128
1128
Window can’t get clean
No windshield wiper fluid
Bird shit on the glass
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1129
My palate prefers
Agave distillations
Viva tequila
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1130
I taste the magic
Of the desert on my lips
Agave whispers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1131
Delusional fool
Believes an Only Fans girl
Has the hots for him
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1132
He’s an old fat slob
Looking for a nurse and purse
And bangmaid to boot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1133
He makes no effort
There’s nothing on his table
But he’ll eat from yours
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1134
The creative flow
Is plugged up by a log jam
Of sheer exhaustion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1135
Dogs are on the trail
Some random guy starts yelling
He’s freaked out by them
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1136
It has been awhile
A sweet reunion with friends
The dogs are happy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1137
Religious fruitcakes
Are awaiting The Rapture
When the sun goes dark
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1138
And yet once again
Science will prove them all wrong
And make fools of them
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1139
Keep your religion
At home behind your closed doors
Where it can’t cause harm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1140
More harm has been done
In the name of religion
Than anything else
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1141
With humans in charge
Religion is a weapon
To oppress others
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1142
The superstitious
Fall victim to ignorance
And their religion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1143
What is true for some
Is not rightly true for me
Or someone else
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1144
Rapture came and went
No ascension to heaven
There is still traffic
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1145
I opened the door
And in came a blast of moths
Like blowing snowflakes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1146
Where was Morpheus
I waited for him last night
But he stood me up
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1147
Vacation planning
Far more stressful than I thought
How do I relax
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I get no sleep I’m a diff’rent animal With claws and teeth bared
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1149
I now understand
A little bit more about
Sleep deprivation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They cannot sleep tight For they are vulnerable Predators abound
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two cats are sitting
In the middle of the road
Having a stare down
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1152
Freedom rides my train
While furtive cockroaches take
Long deep sips from it
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1153
Motorized wheelchair
Trying to cross the trackway
Towing a large load
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It’s a bit chilly No extra layers for me Gotta walk faster
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1155
Well for the most part they are
After all they’re dogs
1156
She can be spicy
Does not play well with others
Her circle is tight
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1158
Why is there evil
Why can’t all human beings
Be compassionate
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1159
8:30 AM
His cheap-ass bottle of wine
Already half gone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1160
It’s too much to bear The crushing humanity And its ugliness
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1161
If folks were nicer To people and animals I would engage more
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1162
I am so relieved
The three puppies got scooped up
They’ll soon have new homes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1163
A barometer
Of my emotional state
Such is my haiku
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1164
I made a diff’rence
In the lives of three puppies
Who got abandoned
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1165
This is what I’ve learned
There is nothing like a dog
We need each other
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illustrated man Is carving up a doll head With his pocket knife
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Texas Instruments
Reverse Polish Notation
For calculations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1168
A paralysis
Borne of math anxiety
Numbers freeze my brain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1169
Old college notebooks
Differential equations
That I once could do
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1170
I changed my major
All because of a cute boy
From art to physics
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I stumble through math No elegant equations
With brute force methods
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Young robotic geeks Vying for championship Whose machine will win
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1173
My bestie and I
Video chatted last night
For almost two hours
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1175
Young man on a sign
He looks a lot like Jesus
Shopping at Walmart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My father exclaimed She’s washing her hair with shit No it’s just henna
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illumination
By the light of the full moon
There is no dark night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1178
Dark night of the soul
There’s an empty restlessness
An out of reach itch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1179
Alienation
Total disenfranchisement
Dark isolation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1180
A bleak existence
Tar pit of meaninglessness
Existential dread
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1181
A numbing routine
And mindless repetition
You don’t want this life
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1182
Well before sunrise
Lone dude with a basketball
Is checking his phone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A rancid player
Who’s fifty shades of ratchet
Pouts when I say no
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1184
She’s all hips and butt
And she’s not at all even
A Kardashian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1185
An unpaid day off
Is still a nice treat and break
From the daily grind
1186
Out the door and back
Gone for fourteen hours a day
Bone deep exhaustion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1187
Expectations dashed
Another disappointment
I’m back at square one
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Could sagging pants be An uncouth resurrection Of long hobble skirts
1189
How did that cute pup
Get stuck with two clowns like those
Borrachos on bikes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the street corner The junkie and his dealer Transact their business
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1191
Addicted himself The dealer’s not better off Than his customers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A brisk breeze blowing Clouds scudding across the moon Wild wind waltzing leaves
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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