a cup of coffee
i’ve downed
to drive me around
university deadline cliff edges
and slowly through
the sounds of revelry
sits barely sipped
stomach still
churns as the chirps
burn open curtains
in the back of a Fed-Ex truck
thoughts stacked and scattered
in boxes battered from brakes
stuffed like a dead otter’s corpse
placed behind museum walls
chasing a beat
that only hits
after leaving these streets
choose to drink in the quiet
a peaceful corner of the riot
bus exhaust monologues
carry me through Europe
help me fall in love
Sep 28, 2020
Sep 28, 2020 at 11:27 AM UTC
a cup of coffee
i’ve downed
to drive me around
university deadline cliff edges
and slowly through
the sounds of revelry
sits barely sipped
stomach still
churns as the chirps
burn open curtains
in the back of a Fed-Ex truck
thoughts stacked and scattered
in boxes battered from brakes
stuffed like a dead otter’s corpse
placed behind museum walls
chasing a beat
that only hits
after leaving these streets
choose to drink in the quiet
a peaceful corner of the riot
bus exhaust monologues
carry me through Europe
help me fall in love
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