J.J. Campbell (1976 – ?) was raised by wolves yet still managed to graduate high school with honors. He’s been widely published over the years, most recently at Duane’s Poetree, The Rye Whiskey Review, Mad Swirl, The Beatnik Cowboy and Cajun Mutt Press. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)

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the few

friends

i do have

are worried

that my end

could be near

i think they

have noticed

when the

chatter about

suicide gets

louder and

louder

the demons

are starting

to win the

war

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i probably haven’t

had a good night

of sleep in over

twenty years

and people can’t

understand why

i don’t mind the

thought of death

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my mother asked for

light jazz as the music

for her MRI today

yet another sign that

she’s slowly going

insane

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fifty dead

out of fear

as a white

man

i laugh at

anyone

who fears

a darkening

planet

they obviously

are comfortable

with their history

of course, i knew

i needed to learn

the real history

not the bullshit

they teach in

school

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i don’t mind being

lonely

it’s as comfortable

as an old pair of

shoes by now

it’s when a beautiful

woman shows interest

that i start to ponder

the thought of change

thankfully, they are

usually guys from

africa hoping for

a payday

so, the thoughts

never last long

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J.J. Campbell

51 Urban Ln.

Brookville, OH 45309-9277