what my tombstone should say
watched a woman
with down syndrome
flick a booger onto
the carpet of the
waiting room at
the doctor’s office
this afternoon
all the while an
elderly couple were
arguing about if their
daughter was out in
the car waiting for
them
i whispered to my
mother this is why
i’m killing myself
i also told her i
thought of what
my tombstone
should say while
in the shower
earlier
found the pleasure
in the pain
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get it over with
i no longer wonder
how i am going to
die
i’m old enough
to know that
doesn’t matter
my ego prefers
that it’s memorable
the broken soul
trapped deep
within me only
hopes that it’s
indoors and
there isn’t much
of a mess
my inner child
still has visions
of a rope, a ladder
and a lonely tree
the only concern
the voices have
is they would like
to get it over with
soon
they have better
things to do
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to the brink
i do my best
to stay away
from the news
but
it’s incredibly
difficult these
days
and each
morning
where it looks
like we’re edging
closer to the brink
of nuclear war
i’m proud i
was responsible
enough
to not bring
another soul
into this world
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a feeble desire
it’s not really
a poem but a
plea for sanity
a feeble desire
to hope that the
adults will start
acting like one
i wonder if anyone
can look up from
their phones long
enough to actually
give a shit
hide behind your
technological walls
for as long as you
can
the rest of us will
soak up all the pain
as well as the joy
and trust me
you won’t ever
survive on what
is left
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for a lost poet in arkansas
the devil is in the details
the big picture stuff was
never the problem
it’s day to day bullshit
that sends you down the
paths where the weak go
to die and the strong come
back haunted for life
you have finally realized
greatness is for those
driven by the ego
you’d gladly settle for
clean air to breathe and
a little yard for the dog
to shit in
so, here’s to the end of
roaches and guilt
please know that chasing
a dream in a life that is a
constant nightmare is an
act of courage
and should give you hope
something most people
squander each and every
day
take the love within you
and seek something better
from the bottom, anything
is possible