she returned to the work
after months of taking to the bed
flirting around the edges of a teeny opiate attraction
(is there such a thing?)
dear god
its another day and everyone i love
is sick, dead or dying
please let me just lay here
just one more day
to nod, dream
trying to forget
the faces of all i have watched die too soon
and tragically
yours truly, your lapsed sinner..
don’t think of me as a burroughs junky
needle poking out of my arm
i pass out giving blood
made an uneasy peace with
all of my drug demons many moons ago..
such luck considering that in my early years
i sampled each and every drug
this planet had to offer
always managing to wake up
early-on
okey dokey
that was fun
i’m done now
no lingering monkeys
pole-vaulting off my back
no troubles requiring recovery or any of that
except for words
hi, my name is _____ and i’m a
word addict…
