Asbury Park Grand Arcade between Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall.
slouching,
staggered by the slightness of my sleep and
your stark fuckery.
so much so
I can’t even scrap together a shrewd sentence to
slay you in true poetic structure or
slander you sub-rosa in idioms
nor serve you with that same fucking nerve
you been struttin’ around with lately.
this is just a sad silhouette of a slant
you should take a stab at my notebook
it’s storming.
As the song goes,
I wish I knew.
as well as I wish you knew
that being alone has been
both grim and yet so fucking
prophetic for me
Have you been able to leash the hounds in your head yet?
Lately,
I find peace
underneath the route 78 overpass
Continue reading “Ask me what it’s like to have myself so figured out*”
I’m going to buy myself the tiniest typewriter
and print you tiny fortunes
on rose petals
scatter them through your heart
and the bedroom
lay one out with your morning tea
since you don’t drink coffee
or punch a few lines on some joint
paper and let it steep into your bloodstream.