settle in for a long ride a sunny cold day the day before the first day of winter the day before the holiday blues settle in for a long ride now as i grow older i know that ride will get as close to death as possible at times you learn not to fear it enjoy the tension the pensive delight of closing the circle the only thing that is truly guaranteed --------------------------------------------------------- still with her mask on listening to a conversation in the waiting room while staring at this beautiful black woman wondering what she looks like naked of course, my imagination does that but still with her mask on you know, safety first and all ----------------------------------------------------- having never learned the lessons the relentless agony of the end of life holding on for a few moments the last laugh the last kiss the last nibble of glory having never learned the lessons of all those wise fucks that came before the urgency of now is fleeting taking advantage of every second is nearly impossible in this world where you are bombarded with an endless onslaught of shit disposable, as is everything --------------------------------------------------------- anxiety and dread just enough snow to fill the old ladies with anxiety and dread i'm the asshole that wishes for enough to make driving an adventure such is life no one is ever really happy ------------------------------------------------------- that whiff of death i remember cutting through the woods on this old trail i remember learning to ride a bicycle and suddenly taking advantage of that freedom i remember finding this old trash bag one day in the woods it smelled my friend and i told his father about it he went over with us to open it up a dead dog that whiff of death still sits in the front of my brain all these years later i know one thing though it made life on the farm pretty easy my nose could smell a surprise long before my eyes could be shocked
J.J. Campbell (1976 – ?) is old enough to know better. He’s been widely published over the last quarter century, most recently at The Black Shamrock, Terror House Magazine, Cajun Mutt Press, Beatnik Cowboy and Horror Sleaze Trash. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)
