the addict told *******
he was moving out of town
and could never be found
the **** user
kept calling her hypothalamus
but it never called back
the midbrain begged
the frontal cortex please
just one more time, ok?
the parents wondered
why the alcohol counselor
was not Jesus
the *** addict apologized
to the therapist
for not wearing underwear
again
the alcoholic told his boss
his grandmother died of juvenile diabetes
and he had to go to his funeral
the counselor sighed
then read again
what the Tao Te King said
about nature's inscrutable ways