why be great
when you can
be mediocre
celebrate your birthdays
drunk
a cake your step-mother
baked for you
Betty Crocker
add eggs & water
while the good die young
find a stray dog
bring him into your meagre
home
week-to-week
while unknown numbers
ring ring
atone
learn to sleep alone
write alone
seasons and calendar gods
numbers
bones
turn away
smile alone
share with a stranger
arch-angel of one
forgive yourself
play the lottery
(if you like)
lose and lose
ache and ache
embrace
come undone
out of gas
miles from home
a few more steps
grown