studying his
face, luckiest
man on earth:
jokes about y2k,
and getting old.
new normal:
bandaged
stab wounds
and Abilify in
little paper cups.
leaning back in
my chair,
reading the ceiling,
conjuring
the saint of
shoddy aim,
misfires, doubt,
humor-
however slight
in our distances.
Jan 8, 2019
Jan 8, 2019 at 3:01 AM UTC
studying his
face, luckiest
man on earth:
jokes about y2k,
and getting old.
new normal:
bandaged
stab wounds
and Abilify in
little paper cups.
leaning back in
my chair,
reading the ceiling,
conjuring
the saint of
shoddy aim,
misfires, doubt,
humor-
however slight
in our distances.
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